Bad Robot Productions

American film and television production companyTemplate:SHORTDESC:American film and television production company

**Bad Robot** is an American film and television production company led by J. J. Abrams and Katie McGrath as Co-CEO. Under its **Bad Robot Productions** division, the company is responsible for the television series *Alias*, *Lost*, *Fringe*, *Person of Interest*, *Revolution* and *Westworld* alongside the feature-length films *Cloverfield*, *Star Trek*, *Super 8*, *Star Trek Into Darkness*, *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol*, *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation*, *Star Wars Episodes VII* and *IX*, *10 Cloverfield Lane*, *Star Trek Beyond*, *The Cloverfield Paradox*, *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* and *Overlord*.

## History

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**Bad Robot** was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced *Lost* in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies jointly produced *Six Degrees* and *What About Brian*.

Abrams is Chairman and Co-Chief executive officer of Bad Robot, and Katie McGrath serves as the Company's Co-Chief executive officer. In June 2017, Bad Robot announced that Brian Weinstein would become President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing daily operations and spearhead the company's growth strategy in its existing businesses, while developing new areas of expansion across the entire Bad Robot platform and pursuing alternative financing options. In May 2015, Ben Stephenson left the BBC where he had been head of drama to helm Bad Robot Television. Lindsey Weber leads Bad Robot's feature film division.

The production logo has appeared since 2001, featuring a red rectangular headed robot running through a meadow silhouetted until it appears suddenly in front of the camera, followed by voices provided by two of Abrams's children, Henry and Gracie Abrams, saying "Bad robot!" Although some fans believe that the name comes from a line in the animated film *The Iron Giant*, Abrams told *Entertainment Weekly* that it simply came to him during a writers' meeting.

In February 2013, it was announced that Bad Robot would be partnering with the Valve Corporation to produce possibly a *Half-Life* or *Portal* film in the distant future. In August 2015, Valve released a new beta game mode to *Team Fortress 2*, *PASS Time*, which Bad Robot worked on. On July 7, 2016 the *PASS Time* game mode became official. Bad Robot released a trailer entitled "Stranger" (otherwise known as *S.*), rumoured to be Abrams' next film or television project, perhaps even a *Lost* spin-off, but it was finally explained to be promoting *S.*, Abrams and Doug Dorst's new novel, as a new trailer for *S.* was released.Template:Citation needed In February 2017, it was announced Julius Avery is attached to direct a Paramount coproduction, the World War II zombie film *Overlord*, from screenwriter Billy Ray.

Bad Robot Productions is currently based in Santa Monica, California, in a building which is incorrectly labeled on purpose as the home of the fictional "National Typewriter Company" because Abrams "likes typewriters — and misdirection."

In June 2018, the company announced a spin-off venture formed with the Chinese video game publisher Tencent to launch Bad Robot Games for the development of video games on mobile, computer and consoles, with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment as a minority investor. Bad Robot Games will develop and publish titles related to Abrams' works and other Bad Robot Production contents, with Tencent holding the rights for distribution in China. The division will be helmed by Dave Baronoff, who has worked on the *Cloverfield* franchise and in developing *Spyjinx* as a joint project between Bad Robot Productions and Epic Games (also partially owned by Tencent), while Tim Keenan, who helped develop *Duskers*, will serve as the creative director.

In 2006, Bad Robot teamed up with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television for a $60 million development deal  that lasted through 2018.

In late 2018, it was announced that Bad Robot was leaving Paramount and seeking a new overall deal. In January 2019, it was announced that Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. were the top three studios battling it out for what could be a record breaking overall deal including theme parks, music labels, TV, merchandising, and streaming services as Bad Robot plans on ramping up production significantly in the coming years. It was also announced that Bad Robot would be co-producing a remake of the British series *The Wrong Mans* for American network Showtime along with BBC Studios, but Showtime later cancelled the project.

Bad Robot launched a subsidiary record label called **Loud Robot** in late 2018, in partnership with Capitol Music Group. Loud Robot is headed by co-general managers McKee Floyd and Nicky Berger along with Charles Scott, who currently heads Bad Robot's music division and has been the leading music supervisor for the company's films. Artists signed to the label include Cleveland-born rapper Nnena, neo soul singer/songwriter UMI, Nashville, Tennessee-based alternative rock artist Chaz Cardigan, and London-based rhythm and blues artist DWY.

On September 12, 2019, Bad Robot officially announced a new five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia. According to *The Hollywood Reporter*, WarnerMedia agreed to pay Bad Robot at least $250 million (plus various financial incentives) to produce feature films, television shows, video games, and digital content.

## Awards and recognition

Nominations
* 2002 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (*Alias*)
* 2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series – Drama (*Lost*)

Wins
* 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (*Lost*)
* 2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series – Drama (*Lost*)

## References

1. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Kroll, Justin (June 13, 2017). "Bad Robot Names Brian Weinstein President and COO". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fonseca, Nicholas (December 7, 2001). 'Alias': The Story Behind J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot. *Entertainment Weekly*.
3. ↑ Variety (February 12, 2013). Star Trek's JJ Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell - Full Keynote Speech - D.I.C.E. SUMMIT 2013.
4. ↑ Team Fortress 2.
5. ↑ Team Fortress 2 - Meet Your Match.
6. ↑ Bad Robot’s D-Day Movie ‘Overlord’ Finds Director (EXCLUSIVE). *Variety* (February 2, 2017).
7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Abramian, Alexandria (September 11, 2013). "Source: J. J. Abrams Building 'Star Wars' Post-production Facility in L.A. (Exclusive)". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Bruni, Frank (May 26, 2011). "Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser". *The New York Times Magazine*. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
9. ↑ Shanley, Patrick (June 7, 2018). J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Launches Video Game Division. *The Hollywood Reporter*.
10. ↑ Bad Robot marches with Clark, Lingg (en).
11. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2015-02-18). J.J. Abrams And Bad Robot Re-Ups With Paramount Through July 2018 (en).
12. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2018-11-14). Seeking New Studio Home, Bad Robot Sets Six New Homegrown Film Projects (en).
13. ↑ Bad Robot: Sizing Up the Field As Race To Land JJ Abrams’ Business Enters Home Stretch (en) (2019-01-16).
14. ↑ White, Peter (2019-08-02). ‘The Wrong Mans’: Pilot Not Going Forward At Showtime (en).
15. ↑ Carr, Flora (2018-04-17). BBC comedy The Wrong Mans with James Corden set for US remake.
16. ↑ Brown, Brigid. Casting News: U.S. Version of James Corden’s ‘The Wrong Mans’ is Switching Things Up.
17. ↑ Bad Robot Launches Indie Music Label Loud Robot (Exclusive) (en).
18. ↑ Bad Robot Partners With Capitol Music to Launch Indie Label Loud Robot (2018-08-21).
19. ↑ Betancourt, Bianca. Meet Nnena, the Soulful Rapper Signed to J.J. Abrams Music Label (en).
20. ↑ Sacks & Co. /// UMI.
21. ↑ Chaz Cardigan Signs to Capitol Records/Loud Robot (en-US) (2020-01-24).
22. ↑ Vigil, Dom. DWY Releases New Single, "BMX" (en-US).
23. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Goldberg, Lesley (September 12, 2019). "J.J. Abrams Officially Closes Sizable WarnerMedia Film, TV Partnership". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Los Angeles. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
24. ↑ J.J. Abrams Will Produce Oh, the Places You’ll Go! as Part of a Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe (en-us).
25. ↑ Borys Kit (September 27, 2017). J.J. Abrams, Paramount Team Up for Sci-Fi Love Story 'Your Name'.
26. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Dave McNary (September 27, 2017). "J.J. Abrams Developing Remake of Japanese Hit 'Your Name' With Paramount". *Variety*. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
27. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-02-26). ‘Superman’ Reboot In The Works At Warner Bros With Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing, J.J. Abrams Producing (en-US).
28. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-03-22). DC Films Taps ‘Promising Young Woman’ Director Emerald Fennell to Write Zatanna Superhero Movie (EXCLUSIVE) (en-US).
29. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2012). NBC Pilots 2012 Analysis: Single-Camera Comedies and J. J. Abrams Among Early Orders.
30. ↑ Andrew J. West to Play the Lead in CW Pilot *Dead People* from Bad Robot (February 25, 2015).
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32. ↑ White, Peter (February 17, 2021). 'Constantine' Reboot In The Works At HBO Max From J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot With Guy Bolton Set As Writer. *Deadline Hollywood*.
33. ↑ Bad Robot Options Glennon Doyle Memoir ‘Untamed’ for Television (August 6, 2020).
34. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (May 19, 2021). ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Swoops to HBO Max & Cartoon Network.
35. ↑ 54th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *-Emmys.com*.
36. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Winners & Nominees Best Television Series - Drama. *goldenglobes.com*.
38. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*.
39. ↑ 57th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. *Emmys.com*.

## External links

* Official website
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* iOS App Action Movie FX. On iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/action-movie-fx/id489321253?mt=8
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* <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Andreeva, Nellie; Siegel, Tatiana (July 17, 2006). "Abrams builds his Robot". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008.

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