The Asylum

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The Asylum

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founding 1997
Seat Hollywood , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
management David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, Paul Bales, Brett Bach, Lisa Ries, Marc Quod, Joseph J. Lawson, Micho Rutare
Branch Film, TV and DVD distribution
Website www.theasylum.cc

The Asylum is an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1997 by David Michael Latt, David Rimawi and Sherri Strain. The company is best known for making low-budget films that copy the blockbusters of the major film studios. These films are also known as mockbusters .

history

The Asylum was founded in 1997 by David Rimawi and Sherri Strain, two ex- Village Roadshow employees, and director David Michael Latt . The company focused on making low budget films that were largely set in the horror or action genre. In 2005, The Asylum produced War of the Worlds 3 - How It All Began , a low-budget version of HG Wells ' novel The War of the Worlds . In the same year, an adaptation of the same material produced by Steven Spielberg was released. Blockbuster Inc. ordered 100,000 copies of The Asylum's version, far exceeding the success of the company's previous films. This led Latt and Rimawi to rethink their business model and from now on produced films that are based on the blockbusters of the big studios.

In 2008, 20th Century Fox threatened legal action against the film The Day the Earth Stood 2 - Attack the Robots for its similarities to The Day the Earth Stood ; however, no legal action was subsequently initiated by 20th Century Fox.

Starting with the 2009 release of Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus , The Asylum produces films from the animal horror genre . In 2010 the only Western so far was created with 6 Guns .

In 2012, The Asylum had to rename the film American Battleship to American Warships because of a lawsuit brought by Universal Studios .

Hold your Breath was released in American cinemas on October 5th, 2012, making it The Asylum's first feature film. In Germany , the film did not run in the cinema, instead he was on January 4, 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray releases.

The release of the film Age of the Hobbits was planned for December 2012 . This was postponed indefinitely as The Asylum was sued by Warner Bros. , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Saul Zaentz for plagiarism of the Peter Jackson film The Hobbit . In Germany, the film was released as planned under the title Lord of the Elves on December 20, 2012.

Directors who repeatedly directed or produced films for The Asylum include Griff Furst , Shane Van Dyke , C. Thomas Howell , Nick Lyon and Christopher Ray .

Filmography (selection)

year title Director Model (year)
1999 Bellyfruit Kerri Green
2001 Love Affairs - Best Take What You Get (Londinium) Mike Binder
2002 Scarecrow Emmanuel Itier
2004 Vampires vs. Zombies Vince D'Amato Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill Byron Werner
2005 War of the Worlds 3 - How It All Began (HG Wells' War of the Worlds) David Michael Latt War of the Worlds (2005)
King of the Lost World (King of the Lost World) Leigh Scott King Kong (2005)
Alien abduction Eric Forsberg
Dead man walking Pete Mervis
2006 Snakes on a train The Mallachi Brothers Snakes on a Plane (2005)
Dracula's Curse Leigh Scott
666: The Child Jack Perez The Omen (2006)
The Last Knights Templar and the Treasure of Christianity (The DaVinci Treasure) Peter Mervis The Da Vinci Code (2006), title also based on The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar (2006) and The Legacy of the Knights Templar (2004)
Halloween night Mark Atkins
Pirates of Treasure Island Leigh Scott Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2006)
Dragon - The Dragonslayer (Dragon) Eragon: Legacy of the Dragon Riders (2006)
The 9/11 Commission Report Flight 93 (2006) and World Trade Center (2006)
When a killer calls Peter Mervis Unknown Caller (2006)
2007 Transmorphers Leigh Scott Transformers (2007)
2012 Armageddon (The Apocalypse) Justin Jones
Body Eater 2: The Return (Invasion of the Pod People) Invasion (2007)
30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (30,000 Leagues Under the Sea) Gabriel Bologna
I am Omega Handle furst I Am Legend (2007), title cf. also The Omega Man (1971)
AVH: Alien vs. Hunter Scott Harper AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
2008 Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls Mark Atkins Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), other films cf. Allan Quatermain
2012: Doomsday Nick Everhart 2012 (2009)
Death Racers Roy Knyrim Death Race (2008)
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 Scott Wheeler and David Jones The Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
monster Eric Forsberg Cloverfield (2008)
Street racer Teo Konuralp The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Sunday School Musical Rachel Lee Goldenberg High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
100 million BC Handle furst 10,000 BC (2008)
The day the earth stood still 2 - Attack of the robots C. Thomas Howell The day the earth stood still (2008)
War of the Worlds 2 - The Next Wave (War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave) War of the Worlds (TV series)
2009 The Land That Time Forgot The almost forgotten world (2009)
Supernova 2012 (2012: Supernova) Anthony Fankhauser 2012 (2009)
Mega Shark vs. Giant octopus Jack Perez
Sex pot Eric Forsberg
100 feet Eric Red
Princess of Mars Mark Atkins Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009) (title see also John Carter - Between Two Worlds )
The Terminators Xavier Puslowski Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Transmorphers 3 - The Dark Moon (Transmorphers: Fall of Man) Scott Wheeler Transformers 3 (2011)
Paranormal Investigations 3 - Deadly Spirits (Paranormal Entity) Shane Van Dyke Paranormal Activity (2007)
2010 Titanic 2: The Return (Titanic II)
2010: Moby Dick (Moby Dick) Trey Stokes
6 guns Shane Van Dyke Jonah Hex (2010)
Airline Disaster - Terrorist attack on board (Airline Disaster) John Willis III
Paranormal Investigations 2 - Gacy House Anthony Fankhauser Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Mega piranha Eric Forsberg Piranha 3D (2010)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Rachel Lee Goldenberg Sherlock Holmes (2009)
MILF - The more ripe the fruit, the sweeter the juice Scott Wheeler
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus Christopher Ray
2011 Thor - The Almighty Thor Thor (2011)
The Exorcism of Anneliese M. - The Film (Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes) Jew Gerard Perst Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), title cf. also The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
A haunting in Salem Shane Van Dyke
Born bath Jared Cohn
Battle of Los Angeles Mark Atkins World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles (2011)
200 mph Cole S. McKay Fast & Furious Five (2011)
11/11/11 - The Omen Returns (11/11/11) Keith Allen Wilber 11-11-11 - The Gate to Hell (2011)
The Amityville Haunting Geoff Meed Amityville horror
Dragon Crusaders - In the realm of crusaders and dragons Mark Atkins
Zombie apocalypse Nick Lyon
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Mary Lambert
The Princess and the Pony (Princess and the Pony) Rachel Lee Goldenberg
2012 2-Headed Shark Attack Christopher Ray
Bigfoot - the legend lives on! Bruce Davison
Flight 23 - Air Crash (Air Collision) Liz Adams
Grimm's Snow White Rachel Lee Goldenberg Mirror Mirror - The Truly True Story of Snow White & Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies Richard Schenkman Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer (2012)
Alien Predator - The Cradle of Creation (Alien Origin) Mark Atkins Prometheus - Dark Signs (2012), title cf. also alien vs. Predator (2004)
Zombie Invasion War Nick Lyon World War Z (2013)
Lord of the Elves - The Age of Halflings (Clash of the Empires) Joseph Lawson The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Nazi Sky - The Return of Evil (Nazis at the Center of the Earth) Iron Sky (2012)
American Warships Thunder Levin Battleship (2012)
Bikini spring break Jared Cohn Spring breakers
Holy Your Breath Jared Cohn
100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Bacon Martin Anderson Paranormal Activity 4
Rise of the Zombies Nick Lyon
The Haunting of Whaley House Jose Prendes
Shark Week - 7 days, 7 sharks (Shark Week) Christopher Ray
2013 AE: Apocalypse Earth Thunder Levin After Earth & Oblivion (2013), title cf. also Titan AE (2000)
Hansel & Gretel (Hansel & Gretel) Anthony Ferrante Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Sharknado - enough said! (Sharknado)
Age of Dinosaurs - Terror in LA (Age of Dinosaurs) Joseph J. Lawson
Attack from the Atlantic Rim Jared Cohn Pacific Rim (2013)
Jack the Giant Killer Mark Atkins Jack and the Giants (2013)
100 ° Below Zero - Cold as Hell (100 Degrees Below Zero) RD Braunstein
BattleDogs Alexander Yellen
Cleaver Family Reunion HM Coakley
Celebrity sex tape Scott Wheeler
13/13/13 James C. Bressack
500 mph storm Daniel Lusko
Alone for Christmas Joe Lawson
Attila Emmanuel Itier
Stonados Jason Bourque
Mother Mark Quod
2014 Apocalypse Pompeii Ben Demaree Pompeii (2014)
Android Cop Mark Atkins RoboCop (1987) and RoboCop (2014)
Blood Lake: Killer fish attack James Cullen Bressack
Sharknado 2 (Sharknado 2: The Second One) Anthony Ferrante
Airplane vs. Volcano James & Jon Kondelik
World of Tomorrow - The Annihilation Has Begun (Age of Tomorrow) James Kondelik Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Age of Dinosaurs - Terror in LA (Age of Dinosaurs) Joseph Lawson
Alpha House Bad Neighbors
Asian schoolgirls Lawrence Silverstein
Asteroid vs. Earth Christopher Ray
Mercenaries Christopher Ray The Expendables 3
Bermuda tentacles Nick Lyon
Hercules Reborn Nick Lyon Hercules
Jail Bait - survival in women's gymnastics Jared Cohn Orange is the New Black
Mega Shark vs. Mechatronic Shark Emile Edwin Smith
Sleeping Beauty Casper van Dien Maleficent - The Dark Fairy
Blood Lake: Attack Of The Killer Lampreys James Cullen Bressack
Ardennes Fury Joseph J. Lawson
2015 Flight World War II Emile Edwin Smith The Final Countdown (1980)
Avengers Grimm (Avengers Grimm - A Battle of Legendary Proportions) Jeremy M. Inman Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) & Once Upon a Time (2011)
Sharknado 3 (Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!) Anthony C. Ferrante
Bound Jared Cohn Fifty Shades of Gray
Mega Shark vs. Colossus Christopher Ray
Hansel vs Gretel Ben Demaree
Road Wars Mark Atkins Mad Max: Fury Road
San Andreas Quake John Baumgartner San Andreas
Lavalantula Mike Mendez
3-Headed Shark Attack Christopher Ray
Martian land Scott Wheeler The Martian - Save Mark Watney
2016 Zoombie Glenn Miller Zombiber (2014)
Sharknado 4 (Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens) Anthony C. Ferrante Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Izzie's Way Home Sasha Burrow Finding Dory (2016)
In the Name of Ben-Hur Nick Lyon Ben Hur (2016)
Independents' Day Laura Beth Love Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Return (2016)
Little Dead Rotting Hood Jared Cohn
2017 Empire of the Sharks Mark Atkins Waterworld (1995)
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Anthony C. Ferrante
Operation Dunkirk Nick Lyon Dunkirk (2017)
Geo-Disaster - You Can't Escape! Thunder Levin Geostorm (2017)
2018 Megalodon The Meg
Atlantic Rim: Resurrection Pacific Rim: Uprising
Tomb Invader Tomb Raider
Lava Sharks
Lightning Superstorm
Avengers Grimm: Time Wars Sequel to Avengers Grimm and Avengers: Infinity War
6-Headed Shark Attack Sequel to 5-Headed Shark Attack
Triassic World Dylan Vox Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom
Sharknado 6: The Last One (The Last Sharknado: It's About Time) Sequel to Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)

From 2014 to 2018, The Asylum also produced the television series Z Nation , directed by John Hyams , Nick Lyon and others.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Thilo Podann: Trash DVD maker The Asylum brings the first film to the cinema with “#HoldYourBreath”. In Filmstarts, July 13, 2012. Accessed August 14, 2016.
  2. Ben Fritz: 'Hobbit' knockoff release blocked by judge. Article in the Los Angeles Times on December 10, 2012, accessed January 14, 2013.
  3. Christoph Fröhlich: You let sharks rain from the sky. In: Stern.de . Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  4. Kristin Violet: Lightning Superstorm (2018) from The Asylum ( English ) October 7, 2017. Accessed July 11, 2018.