Plan B Entertainment, Inc., more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded on November 2, 2001 by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn and Jennifer Aniston. The company first signed with Warner Bros. as a replacement for Brad Grey Pictures, a company operated by Brad Grey. In 2005, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company. The president of the company was for many years Dede Gardner, but she and Pitt named Jeremy Kleiner co-president with Gardner in 2013. Three of the company's movies, The Departed, 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight, have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Pitt, Gardner and Kleiner received the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures in 2020.
This name was previously used for an unrelated production company that was headed by Bruce Berman from 1996 to 1997.
In December 2022, it was reported that Mediawan has acquired 60% of the studio, while Plan B has also taken a stake in Mediawan.
Production deals Active Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2020–present) Warner Bros. Pictures (2002–2005; 2020–present) Amazon MGM Studios (2020–present)
Former Annapurna Pictures (2017–2020) New Regency (2014–2017) RatPac Entertainment (2014–2017) Paramount Pictures (2005–2013)
Films
2000s Year Title Director Distributor Oscar Best Picture2004TroyWolfgang Petersen Warner Bros. Pictures2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTim Burton2006The DepartedMartin Scorsese Won Running with ScissorsRyan MurphyTriStar Pictures2007Year of the DogMike WhiteParamount VantageA Mighty HeartMichael WinterbottomThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordAndrew DominikWarner Bros. Pictures2009The Private Lives of Pippa LeeRebecca MillerScreen Media FilmsThe Time Traveler's WifeRobert SchwentkeWarner Bros. Pictures
2010s Year Title Director Distributor Oscar Best Picture2010Kick-AssMatthew VaughnLionsgate FilmsEat, Pray, LoveRyan MurphyColumbia Pictures2011The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickFox Searchlight Pictures Nominated MoneyballBennett MillerColumbia Pictures Nominated 2012Killing Them SoftlyAndrew DominikThe Weinstein Company2013Kick Ass 2Jeff WadlowUniversal PicturesWorld War ZMarc ForsterParamount Pictures12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueenFox Searchlight Pictures Won 2014SelmaAva DuVernayParamount Pictures Nominated2015True StoryRupert GooldFox Searchlight PicturesThe Big ShortAdam McKayParamount Pictures Nominated 2016MoonlightBarry JenkinsA24 Won The Lost City of ZJames GrayAmazon StudiosBleecker StreetVoyage of TimeTerrence MalickIMAX Corporation2017War MachineDavid MichodNetflixOkjaBong Joon-hoBrad's StatusMike WhiteAmazon Studios2018Beautiful BoyFelix Van GroeningenIf Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsAnnapurna PicturesViceAdam McKay Nominated 2019 The Last Black Man in San FranciscoJoe TalbotA24 Ad Astra James Gray20th Century Fox The King David MichôdNetflix
2020s Year Title Director Distributor Oscar Best Picture 2020 Irresistible Jon Stewart Focus Features Kajillionaire Miranda JulyMinariLee Isaac Chung A24 Nominated 2022Father of the BrideGary AlazrakiWarner Bros. PicturesBlondeAndrew Dominik NetflixShe Said Maria Schrader Universal Pictures Women Talking Sarah Polley United Artists Releasing Nominated 2023 Landscape with Invisible Hand Cory Finley Metro-Goldwyn-MayerThe Killer David Fincher Netflix 2024 Bob Marley: One Love Reinaldo Marcus Green Paramount Pictures Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Tim Burton Warner Bros. Pictures Apocalypse in the Tropics Petra Costa Netflix One to One: John & Yoko Kevin MacdonaldMagnolia PicturesDogwoof (International) Nickel Boys RaMell Ross Amazon MGM Studios Nominated Wolfs Jon Watts Apple TV+ 2025 Mickey 17 Bong Joon-ho Warner Bros. Pictures OlmoFernando Eimbcke Greenwich EntertainmentBono: Stories of SurrenderAndrew Dominik Apple TV+F1Joseph Kosinski Warner Bros. PicturesApple TV+ Nominated It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley Amy Berg Magnolia PicturesPreparation for the Next LifeBing LiuAmazon MGM StudiosAnemoneRonan Day-LewisFocus FeaturesHeddaNia DaCostaAmazon MGM StudiosThe Voice of Hind RajabKaouther Ben HaniaWillaH Is for HawkPhilippa LowthorpeLionsgate 2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaJane SchoenbrunMubi
Upcoming Year Title Director Distributor2026The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff BoothDavid FincherNetflix TBAThe ChaperonesIndia DonaldsonA24Isle of Man Reid CarolinAmazon MGM StudiosThe RidersEdward BergerA24Wizards!David Michôd
Television 2000s Year Title Network Notes2008Pretty/HandsomeFX Pilot not picked up for series.
2010s Year Title Network Notes2014–2015ResurrectionABC Cancelled after two seasons.2014–2016DeadbeatHulu Cancelled after three seasons. 2014NightingaleHBOTelevision film The Normal Heart2016–2019The OANetflix Cancelled after two seasons.2017–2024FeudFX2018–2019SweetbitterStarz
2020s Year Title Network Notes2020–presentLego Masters Fox Series ongoing2020The Third DaySky Atlantic, HBO Miniseries2021The Underground RailroadAmazon Prime Video2022–2024Outer Range Canceled after two seasons2022Paper GirlsCancelled after one seasonHigh School Amazon Freevee2023Wayne Shorter: Zero GravityAmazon Prime VideoDocuseries2024–present3 Body ProblemNetflix Renewed for seasons 2 and 3 2025 Adolescence Miniseries
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External links
Brad Pitt as a Producer on Box Office Mojo