Working Title

Working Title

• Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London.
• The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983.
• It produces feature films and several television productions, including films starring comic actor Rowan Atkinson. Eric Fellner and Bevan are now the co-owners of the company.
•  In 1992, PolyGram became the company's corporate backer.
• The company produced a variety of films for PolyGram's London-based production company PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
• PolyGram Films became a major Hollywood competitor.
• In 1999, PolyGram was sold to Seagram and merged with MCA Music Entertainment, to form Universal Music Group. PolyGram Films was sold and folded into Universal Studios in 1999.
• Although contractually allowed to produce any film with a budget of up to $35 million, on a practical basis, Bevan and Fellner consult with studio executive at Working Title's parent company NBCUniversal.
• Working Title is located in London, and is known for having a limited number of employees. The company also has other offices located in Los Angeles, and Ireland.
• In 1999, Bevan and Fellner launched a subsidiary company named Working Title 2 Productions, commonly known as WT².
• The company is an independent film production arm run by Natascha Wharton, and has produced films that include Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead and The Calcium Kid.
• Working Title Films, the UK film production company behind box office hits including Four Weddings and a Funeral and Shaun of the Dead, is to launch a TV division.
• Working Title Television is a joint venture with NBCUniversal and will be based in London and Los Angeles. NBCUniversal is Working Title's parent company
• The company released a modernised version of the children's novels, The Borrowers in December 2011 and Abi Morgan's adaptation of Birdsong in January 2012.
• These are some films that they have made

  Green Zone	March 12, 2010
  Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang	August 20, 2010
  Paul	March 18, 2011
  Senna	August 12, 2011
  Johnny English Reborn	October 21, 2011
  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	December 9, 2011
  Contraband	January 13, 2012
  Big Miracle	February 3, 2012
  Anna Karenina	November 16, 2012
  Les Misérables	December 25, 2012