Thomas Tull
Thomas Tull (* around 1970 ) is an American entrepreneur and film producer . From 2000 to 2017 Tull was CEO of the film production company Legendary Pictures, which he founded .
life and career
Tull grew up as the son of a single mother in Binghamton , New York . He graduated from Hamilton College .
After graduating from college, he gave up his original plan of a legal career and started a chain of laundromats . He later acquired various tax offices, which he then sold again at a profit. Tull also served as Chief of Operations for Tax Services of America. Then he got into his first private equity business. He became an employee of the Convex Group, where he rose to the position of President of the company. He first came into contact with the entertainment industry through various projects .
In 2000 he finally founded the production studio Legendary Pictures . During a discussion with a manager of a film studio in 2003, Tull recognized the possibility of financing large film projects through private equity . He was ultimately able to accumulate $ 600 million through stock deals. In 2005 he signed a collaboration agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce and co-fund 40 films over a period of seven years. The first film projects were Batman Begins and Superman Returns .
Legendary was the first of its kind to fund major Hollywood films through private capital and hedge fund investments. In 2005, this business model earned him IDD Magazine's “Media / Entertainment Deal of the Year” award.
After the Warner Bros. contract expired, Tull announced in July 2013 that Legendary Pictures would partner with Universal Pictures in 2014 . The contract is for a period of 5 years. In January 2017, he stepped down as CEO of Legendary Pictures.
As of 2015, films produced by Legendary had a box office of more than $ 12 billion worldwide.
Tull serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute (AFI), the San Diego Zoo, and the Zoological Society of San Diego. Since 2009 he has also been an investor in the American football team Pittsburgh Steelers .
Tull is married and has twin sons. He lives with his family in Calabasas, California . His personal wealth is estimated at around $ 1 billion.
Filmography (selection)
Executive Producer
- 2006: Superman Returns
- 2006: Lucas the Ant Bully
- 2006: Beer Festival (Beerfest)
- 2006: 300
- 2006: They Were Heroes (We Are Marshall)
- 2007: Trick 'r Treat
- 2008: 10,000 BC
- 2008: The Dark Knight
- 2009: Watchmen - The Guardians (Watchmen)
- 2009: Shopping-Center King - Here my law applies (Observe and Report)
- 2009: Under the Hood (short film)
- 2009: Hangover (The Hangover)
- 2009: Ninja Assassin
- 2009: Where the Wild Things Are (Where the Wild Things Are)
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2010: Jonah Hex
- 2010: Inception
- 2010: The Town (The Town)
- 2010: date (Due Date)
- 2011: Sucker Punch
- 2011: Hangover 2 (The Hangover Part II)
- 2012: Wrath of the Titans (Wrath of the Titans)
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
- 2013: Jack and the Giants (Jack the Giant Slayer)
- 2013: 42 - The true story of a sports legend (42)
- 2013: Hangover 3 (The Hangover: Part III)
- 2013: Man of Steel
- 2014: Dracula Untold
- 2014: Interstellar
- 2014: Unbroken
- 2015: Jurassic World
- 2015: Straight Outta Compton
- 2015: Everest
Producer
- 2008: It Might Get Loud (documentary)
- 2011: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (documentary)
- 2013: Pacific Rim
- 2014: 300: Rise of an Empire
- 2014: Godzilla
- 2014: Catacombs (As Above, So Below)
- 2014: Seventh Son
- 2015: Blackhat
- 2015: Crimson Peak
- 2015: Krampus
- 2016: Fastball (documentary)
- 2016: Warcraft: The Beginning (Warcraft)
- 2016: Spectral
- 2016: The Great Wall
- 2017: Kong: Skull Island
- 2018: Pacific Rim: Uprising
- 2019: Godzilla II: King of the Monsters
Web links
- Website of his production company Legendary Pictures
- Thomas Tull in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b James Rainey, Brent Lang: Legendary Entertainment CEO Thomas Tull Exiting at variety.com from January 18, 2017
- ↑ a b c A Producer of Superheroes at wsj.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ a b c Thomas Tull '92 Discusses His Journey From Hamilton to Hollywood at hamilton.edu, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ a b Thomas Tull at bloomberg.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Marc Graser, Rachel Abrams: Legendary Pictures eyes new credit line at variety.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ^ Film Financier Faces a Critical Juncture at nytimes.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Legendary / Warner Deal: Private Equity Still In The Picture at cnbc.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment Announce Multi-Year Film Partnership at legendary.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Legendary Pictures at boxofficemojo.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Investor profile: Thomas Tull ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at steelers.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ^ A b Thomas Tull: A Brief Bio of the Legendary CEO at variety.com, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Hits Like 'Straight Outta Compton' And 'Jurassic World' Make Legendary's Thomas Tull A Billionaire at forbes.com, accessed October 30, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tull, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1970 |