Smokehouse Pictures is an American film and television production company. The company was founded in 2006 by George Clooney and Grant Heslov after the shutdown of Section Eight Productions. Its name is taken from the Smoke House restaurant, located across the street from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California where Clooney filmed the television show ER.
History One of the company's co-founders, Grant Heslov was previously an executive of Section Eight Productions, the previous name of George Clooney's production company, where he worked for five years.
The company signed a long-term production and development agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television in July 2006. The company continues to have an office on the same lot where Clooney's previous names of its production companies Maysville Pictures and Section Eight had.
In June 2009, the company signed an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2014, the company signed a first-look television deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop television shows.
In 2018, the company signed a deal with Paramount Television, and in 2019, signed a deal with MGM. In March 2023, the company returned to Warner Bros. for an overall film deal.
Films Year Film Director Notes 2008LeatherheadsGeorge Clooney 2009PlaygroundLibby Spears The Men Who Stare at GoatsGrant Heslov 2010The AmericanAnton Corbijn 2011The Ides of MarchGeorge Clooney 2012ArgoBen Affleck Best Picture: Academy Award, AFI, Golden Globe, BAFTA Best Director: Golden Globe, BAFTA 2013 August: Osage CountyJohn Wells 2014 The Monuments MenGeorge Clooney 2015 Our Brand Is CrisisDavid Gordon Green 2016 Money MonsterJodie Foster 2017 SuburbiconGeorge Clooney 2018 Ocean's 8 Gary Ross O.G. Madeleine Sackler 2020 The Art of Political Murder Paul Taylor The Midnight Sky George Clooney 2021 The Tender Bar 2022 Ticket to Paradise Ol Parker 2023 The Boys in the Boat George Clooney 2024 Wolfs Jon Watts 2025 Surviving Ohio State Eva Orner 2026 Furies Rami Kodeih Television Title First aired Last aired Co-production Network Notes Memphis Beat June 22, 2010 August 16, 2011 Warner Horizon Television TNT Catch-22 Anonymous ContentParamount Television Hulu On Becoming a God in Central Florida Pali Eyes PicturesTriStar Television Showtime
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