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Production company
Gary Sanchez Productions was an American film and television
production company founded by
Will Ferrell and
Adam McKay .
History
Gary Sanchez Productions was founded in 2006 by comedians and filmmakers
Will Ferrell and
Adam McKay . The company is named after a fictional "Paraguayan entrepreneur and financier", Gary Sanchez.
[1] In 2007, McKay and Ferrell also founded the video site
Funny or Die , under the ownership of the production company. The logo is depicted as a hand pouring a cup of coffee and placing a gun (later a whip) on the table, while a raspy voice in Spanish says, "¿Esta bien, duro, a'ight?" (meaning "Okay, tough, a'ight?")
In August 2018, the company entered a three-year
first look feature deal with
Paramount Pictures .
[2]
On April 8, 2019, it was announced that Ferrell and McKay would be dissolving their partnership, and that all developed projects at that time would continue to be completed.
[3] It was later revealed the reason for the split was due to the fact that McKay cast
John C. Reilly as
Jerry Buss on the show
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , a role that Ferrell wanted, without letting Ferrell know.
[4]
In October 2019, McKay founded
Hyperobject Industries .
[5] In January 2020, it was announced that Ferrell had become a partner at the company's former sister label and now successor
Gloria Sanchez Productions , taking on new projects with a reorganized company with Gloria Sanchez partner,
Jessica Elbaum .
[6]
The company will continue to exist by name to release further remaining films that are in development for an undisclosed period.
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Director
Budget
Gross (worldwide)
Notes
Ref.
2006
The Foot Fist Way
Jody Hill
$79,000
$245,292
with
You Know I Can't Kiss You, Inc. and
MTV Films
2008
Step Brothers
Adam McKay
$65 million
$128.1 million
with
Apatow Productions ,
Mosaic Media Group ,
Relativity Media , and
Columbia Pictures
2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Neal Brennan
$10 million
$15.3 million
with
Kevin Messick Productions and
Paramount Vantage
2010
The Other Guys
Adam McKay
$85–100 million
$170.9 million
with
Columbia Pictures
The Virginity Hit
Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland
$2 million
$636,706
with Principato Young Management and
Columbia Pictures
2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Tim Heidecker and
Eric Wareheim
$3 million
$201,436
with
Abso Lutely Films ,
Funny or Die Films , and
2929 Productions
Casa de mi padre
Matt Piedmont
$6 million
$8.41 million
with
NALA Films
The Campaign
Jay Roach
$95 million
$104.9 million
with
Everyman Pictures
Bachelorette
Leslye Headland
$3 million
$12.1 million
with BCDF Pictures
2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Tommy Wirkola
$50 million
$226.3 million
with
Flynn Picture Company ,
MTV Films , and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Adam McKay
$50 million
$173.6 million
with
Apatow Productions
2014
Tammy
Ben Falcone
$20 million (gross) $16.4 million (net)
$100.3 million
with
On the Day Productions ,
RatPac-Dune Entertainment , and
New Line Cinema
Welcome to Me
Shira Piven
N/A
$625,727
with
Bron Studios
2015
Get Hard
Etan Cohen
$40–44 million
$111.8 million
with
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
A Deadly Adoption
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
N/A
N/A
with
National Picture Show Entertainment and
MarVista Entertainment
[7]
Daddy's Home
Sean Anders
$50 million
$242.8 million
with
Red Granite Pictures
[8]
2016
The Boss
Ben Falcone
$29 million
$78.8 million
with
On the Day Productions
2017
The House
Andrew Jay Cohen
$40 million
$34.2 million
with
Good Universe ,
Village Roadshow Pictures , and
New Line Cinema
Daddy's Home 2
Sean Anders
$69 million
$180.6 million
2018
Ibiza
Alex Richanbach
N/A
N/A
with
Good Universe
Vice
Adam McKay
$60 million
$76.1 million
with
Plan B Entertainment and
Annapurna Pictures
Holmes & Watson
Etan Cohen
$42 million
$41.9 million
with
Mimran Schur Pictures ,
Mosaic Media Group , and
Columbia Pictures
2020
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
David Dobkin
$35 million
N/A
with
Gloria Sanchez Productions and
European Broadcasting Union
[9]
2022
The Menu
Mark Mylod
$30 million
$79.6 million
with
Hyperobject Industries and
TSG Entertainment
TBA
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Bruno Aveillan
TBA
TBA
with
MTV Entertainment Studios and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
[10]
[11]
Untitled FBI comedy film
TBA
TBA
TBA
[12]
Bad Blood
TBA
TBA
TBA
with
Hyperobject Industries ,
Excellent Cadaver ,
Apple Studios , and
Legendary Entertainment
[13]
[14]
Television
Year
Title
Network
Notes
Ref.
2009–2013
Eastbound & Down
HBO
with
Rough House Pictures and Enemy MIGs Productions
2010–2011
Funny or Die Presents
HBO
with
Apatow Productions and
Funnyordie.com
2010
Big Lake
Comedy Central
with
Motron Productions and
Lionsgate Television
2011
Jon Benjamin Has a Van
Comedy Central
with The Little Guy,
Abso Lutely Productions , and
Funny or Die
2013–2019
Drunk History
Comedy Central
with Konner Productions,
Funny or Die , and
Comedy Partners
2014
Bad Judge
NBC
with
Two Out Rally Productions and
Universal Television
2015
The Chris Gethard Show
Fusion
with
No Cool Kids , AGI Entertainment, and
Funny or Die
2017–2021
No Activity
CBS All Access/Paramount+
with
Jungle Entertainment , Flight School Studio,
Funny or Die , and
CBS Studios
2018
LA to Vegas
Fox
with Briskets Big Yellow House,
Steven Levitan Productions , and
20th Century Fox Television
2018–2023
Succession
HBO
with
Project Zeus ,
Hyperobject Industries , and
HBO Entertainment
2020–2022
Motherland: Fort Salem
Freeform
with Well Underway and
Hyperobject Industries
2020
Robbie
Comedy Central
References
^ According to McKay, on the podcast
WTF with Marc Maron , the name came from a fake name Ferrell put on his
BlackBerry ; they decided this was a random enough name to give their company.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr (August 15, 2018).
"Paramount Sets First Look Deal With Adam McKay & Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez & Gloria Sanchez Labels" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 7, 2022 .
^ Shepherd, Jack (April 8, 2019).
"Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to part ways as production team" .
The Independent . Retrieved August 19, 2019 .
^ Hagan, Joe (November 29, 2021).
" 'Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?' (We Do, and With Good Reason)" .
Vanity Fair .
Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2019).
"Adam McKay Sets Jeffrey Epstein Limited Series Under First-Look Deal With HBO, Launches New Company" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 25, 2021 .
^ Porter, Rick (January 24, 2020).
"Will Ferrell's Gloria Sanchez Productions Signs First-Look Deal at Netflix" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 1, 2021 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 2, 2015).
"Secret Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime Movie Confirmed Via Hollywood Billboard (Photo)" . TheHollywoodReporter. com. Retrieved June 8, 2015 .
^ McCue, Michelle (November 5, 2014).
"Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg Set To Star in DADDY'S HOME" . We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved November 5, 2014 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 18, 2018).
"Will Ferrell To Star In Netflix Music Pic 'Eurovision' As Another A-List Comedy Star Tries A Streaming Vehicle" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 7, 2015).
"Paramount Sets Bruno Aveillan To Direct 'Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters' Sequel" . Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
^ Kemp, Stuart (June 18, 2014).
"CineEurope: Paramount Screens 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' One Day Before World Premiere" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
^
"Gary Sanchez Productions and Paramount Team up for Untitled FBI Comedy" . Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
^ Jaafar, Ali; Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2016).
" 'Bad Blood' Bids Mobilize for Jennifer Lawrence-Adam McKay Package: 9 Offers" . Deadline . Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
^ Jaafar, Ali; Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 23, 2016).
"Legendary Wins Jennifer Lawrence-Adam McKay 'Bad Blood' Auction" . Deadline . Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
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