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{{Short description|US independent production company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Intrepid Pictures, LLC
| logo = Intrepid Pictures.jpg
| logo_size = 265
| logo_alt = In the middle, a wide shot of a man on the edge of a cliff, spreading his arms as a wind passes through him, with a red-and-blue tinted sky with thunderstorms.
| logo_caption = Current logo as of 2012.
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2004}}
| founder = {{unbulleted list|Trevor Macy|Marc D. Evans}}
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
* Trevor Macy ([[CEO]])
* [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]] (Partner)
}}
| hq_location_city = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion picture]]
| website = {{URL|www.intrepidpictures.com}}
}}

'''Intrepid Pictures''' is an American [[Independent business|independent]] film and television [[production company]] dedicated to producing elevated commercial content for global mainstream audiences. It was founded in 2004 by Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans, and is currently run by Trevor Macy and [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]]. The company is based in [[Los Angeles, California]].

== History ==
Intrepid Pictures was founded in 2004 by founders and co-[[Chief executive officer|CEOs]] Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=105765817|title=Intrepid Pictures, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P]]|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref> Macy served as the sole CEO until 2019, at which time [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]] joined the company as a partner.<ref name="HauntingRenewed">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/the-haunting-renewed-season-2-mike-flanagan-trevor-macy-partner-intrepid-pictures-netflix-overall-deal-the-haunting-of-hill-house-1202561592/ |title='The Haunting' Renewed For Season 2 as Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Partner in Intrepid Pictures & Ink Netflix Overall Deal |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 21, 2019 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

Before Intrepid was created, both Evans and Macy worked at [[Revolution Studios]] and [[Propaganda Films]] respectively. Evans spent 4 years at Revolution Studios as [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] from 2000 to 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=105766101&privcapId=105765817&previousCapId=105765817&previousTitle=Intrepid%20Pictures,%20LLC|title=Marc D. Evans: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P]]|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref> while Macy spent 2 years as the [[Chief operating officer|COO]] of Propaganda Films and independently produced [[Auto Focus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=105766031&privcapId=105765817|title=Trevor Macy: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P]]|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref>

A year after forming the company, [[Rogue Pictures|Rogue]] signed a deal with Intrepid to co-produce, co-finance and distribute films with partnership with [[Universal Studios]], Rogue's then-[[parent company]], for five years.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Goldstein|first=Gregg|date=December 16, 2005|title=Intrepid makes Rogue films|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The company then debuted with ''[[Waist Deep]]'' in 2006, which critically flopped but gained $21.35 million worldwide.

In February 2011, Melinda Nishioka was hired as a Coordinator, and as of September 2016 is the new Vice President of Development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.intrepidpictures.com/About.aspx|title=Intrepid PIctures|publisher=Intrepid Pictures|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref>

After stumbles, the group broke through with [[The Strangers (2008 film)|''The Strangers'']]. In May 2012 [[FilmDistrict]] acquired the film rights to what would become [[Oculus (film)|''Oculus'']].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/filmdistrict-lands-oculus-horror-film-1118054093/|title=FilmDistrict lands 'Oculus' horror film|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=16 May 2012|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=24 September 2016|via=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> Soon after, the film released on April 11, 2013, to commercial and critical success, earning $44 million over a $5 million budget and received positive reviews. In June 2015, [[Los Angeles Media Fund]] co-funded ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'', which originated from a script by [[Jonathan Penner]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/108459/survivor-star-jonathan-penner-brings-forth-the-bye-bye-man/|title=Survivor Star Jonathan Penner Brings Forth The Bye Bye Man|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=23 June 2015|work=Dread Central|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> with [[STX Entertainment]] acquiring the film in December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/stx-the-bye-bye-man-horror-film-1201607115/|title=STX Says Hello To Horror Flick 'The Bye Bye Man'|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=4 November 2015|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=25 September 2016|via=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref>

Intrepid's most notable recent releases are the critically acclaimed films [[Hush (2016 film)|''Hush'']], ''[[Before I Wake (2016 film)|Before I Wake]]'', ''[[Ouija: Origin of Evil]]'' and ''[[Gerald's Game (film)|Gerald's Game]]'', all with Flanagan, a frequent Intrepid collaborator and now partner.

In January 2018, Intrepid and Macy announced their involvement in ''[[Doctor Sleep (2019 film)|Doctor Sleep]]'', the sequel to the iconic horror film [[The Shining (film)|''The Shining'']], for [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/the-shining-sequel-doctor-sleep-mike-flanagan-stephen-king-oculus-geralds-game-warner-bros-stanley-kubrick-jack-nicholson-1202270283/|title=Mike Flanagan To Helm Stephen King's 'The Shining' Sequel 'Doctor Sleep'|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2018-01-26|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2018-04-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2019, it was announced that Flanagan had formally joined Intrepid as a partner, and that Intrepid had inked an overall deal with [[Netflix]] to generate television series.<ref name="HauntingRenewed" /> As part of that overall deal, Netflix ordered the original series ''[[Midnight Mass (miniseries)|Midnight Mass]]'' in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/netflix-midnight-mass-mike-flanagan-trevor-macy-horror-series-1202640218/ |title=Netflix Orders 'Midnight Mass' Series from Mike Flanagan & Treor Macy |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 1, 2019 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

On October 6, 2021 it was announced that Intrepid will create an eight episode limited series titled ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher (miniseries)|The Fall of the House of Usher]]'' for Netflix that will be based on the works of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Flanagan and [[Michael Fimognari]] will each direct four episodes and executive produce the series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Squires|first=John|title="The Fall of the House of Usher": Netflix and Mike Flanagan Developing Series Based on Edgar Allan Poe Stories!|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3686042/fall-house-usher-netflix-mike-flanagan-developing-series-based-edgar-allan-poe-stories/|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>

On December 1, 2022 it was announced that the company has inked a TV deal with [[Amazon Studios]]. Under the deal Macy and Flanagan will develop and produce projects under Intrepid for [[Amazon Prime Video]], thus ending their deal with Netflix. Feature film productions were not part of the deal.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/mike-flanagan-amp-trevor-macy-overall-deal-with-amazon-studios-1235186302/ 'The Haunting' & 'Midnight Mass' Duo Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Ink Overall TV Deal With Amazon Studios]</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Release date
! Title
! Director
! Distributor
|-
| June 23, 2006
| ''[[Waist Deep]]''
| [[Vondie Curtis-Hall]]
| rowspan="6"|[[Rogue Pictures]]
|-
| November 10, 2006
| ''[[The Return (2006 film)|The Return]]''
| [[Asif Kapadia]]
|-
| January 19, 2007
| ''[[The Hitcher (2007 film)|The Hitcher]]
| [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]]
|-
| August 29, 2007
| ''[[Balls of Fury]]''
| [[Robert Ben Garant]]
|-
| March 14, 2008
| ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]''
| [[Neil Marshall]]
|-
| May 30, 2008
| ''[[The Strangers (2008 film)|The Strangers]]''
| [[Bryan Bertino]]
|-
| February 10, 2012
| ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]''
| [[Daniel Espinosa]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
|-
| April 27, 2012
| ''[[The Raven (2012 film)|The Raven]]''
| [[James McTeigue]]
| [[Relativity Media]]
|-
| September 7, 2012
| ''[[The Cold Light of Day (2012 film)|The Cold Light of Day]]''
| [[Mabrouk El Mechri]]
| [[Summit Entertainment]]
|-
| April 9, 2013
| ''[[Crush (2013 film)|Crush]]''
| [[Sonny Mallhi]]
| [[Alchemy (company)|Millennium Entertainment]]
|-
| April 11, 2014
| ''[[Oculus (film)|Oculus]]''
| rowspan="3"|[[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]]
| Relativity Media
|-
| April 8, 2016
| ''[[Hush (2016 film)|Hush]]''
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| October 21, 2016
| ''[[Ouija: Origin of Evil]]''
| Universal Pictures
|-
| January 13, 2017
| ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]''
| [[Stacy Title]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
|-
| June 2, 2017
| ''[[Dobaara: See Your Evil]]''
| [[Prawaal Raman]]
| [[B4U (network)|B4U Motion Pictures]]
|-
| September 29, 2017
| ''[[Gerald's Game (film)|Gerald's Game]]''
| rowspan="2"|Mike Flanagan
| rowspan="2"|Netflix
|-
| January 5, 2018
| ''[[Before I Wake (2016 film)|Before I Wake]]''
|-
| March 9, 2018
| ''[[The Strangers: Prey at Night]]''
| [[Johannes Roberts]]
| [[Aviron Pictures]]
|-
| October 18, 2019
| ''[[Eli (2019 film)|Eli]]''
| [[Ciarán Foy]]
| Netflix
|-
| November 8, 2019
| ''[[Doctor Sleep (2019 film)|Doctor Sleep]]''
| Mike Flanagan
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Series
! Creator(s)
! Network
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Haunting of Hill House (TV series)|The Haunting of Hill House]]''
| rowspan="3"|[[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]]
| rowspan="5"|[[Netflix]]
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Haunting of Bly Manor]]''
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Midnight Mass (miniseries)|Midnight Mass]]''
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Midnight Club]]''
| Mike Flanagan<br>Leah Fong
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher (miniseries)| The Fall of the House of Usher]]''
| Mike Flanagan
|}

== Upcoming/Undated Films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Title
!Distributor
!Notes
|-
| TBA
| The Seasons of Passage
| [[Universal Pictures]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=Mike Flanagan To Direct, Intrepid Pictures To Produce ‘The Season Of Passage’ For Universal |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/mike-flanagan-to-direct-universal-movie-season-of-passage-1234734449/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2004]]
[[Category:American companies established in 2004]]
[[Category:Film production companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Television production companies of the United States]]

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Ajay Kumar at 08:09, 20 August 2023