Sony took full control of Stolen Picture in 2022 after originally buying into the outfit in 2017. As part of the 2022 deal, Pegg and Frost resigned as directors and have since stepped away from day-to-day operations.
Sony Closes Simon Pegg & Nick Frost’s Production Outfit Stolen Picture
Submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to movies@lemm.ee
https://deadline.com/2025/03/sony-closes-simon-pegg-nick-frost-stolen-picture-1236353297/
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CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lol, I guess they pulled an EA Games shuffle and bought out a studio, reassigned all the talent and assets, and then shut it down.
Lizardking13@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What content was this studio creating? I like peggs work, but I didn’t know he was so active lately.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
He wasn’t, the studio was purchased in 2022 and Pegf and Frost were to step away from management as part of the deal.
Then the new owners shut the studio down 3 years later.
Sony likely did this as a way of obtaining talented workers and limiting potential competitors.
Lizardking13@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Aure but even before 2022 I can’t recall a lot of successful stuff.
JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 month ago
that sucks. shaun of the dead and hot fuzz are truly great films.
MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The brand “Stolen Picture” hasn’t put out a project since 2020 and it didn’t include either of those projects.
I’m not sure what they brought or what value it has.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
It made Truth Seekers on Amazon which was rubbish, and Slaughterhouse Rulez which I saw and can’t remember at all.
I can only assume Sony bought it because it was cheap.
JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 month ago
ah right. yeah I didnt know what the fuck i was talking about there