Courtney Solomon

Courtney Solomon (born September 1, 1970) is a writer, director, producer and entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada. He is responsible for the creation of many franchises and has been involved with production, marketing and distribution of over 80 movies, creating a significant film library.[1] [2]

Courtney Solomon
Born	September 1, 1970 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Producer director screenwriter
Years active	2000–present
Employer	After Dark Films

Life and career

At 19, he formed Sweetpea Entertainment to fulfill his vision to acquire the rights and bring the world famous "Dungeons & Dragons" property to the big screen. At 26, Dungeons and Dragons film became his first producing and directing project, grossing over $33M globally.[3] A new theatrical version is currently in the works at Paramount Pictures for 2021.[4]

Thereafter, he formed After Dark Films to produce horror, thriller and action titles. He launched it with An American Haunting (wrote, produced, directed), starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland, a story based on Tennessee's Bell Witch legend. It opened #2 in US (staying in the top ten films for 6 weeks). This success resulted in a long term distribution and co-production arrangement with Lionsgate Films. Today, After Dark owns its own film library of over 80 films.[5]

In 2014, Solomon partnered with Mark Canton, one of Hollywood's most prolific studio heads (Sony) and Producers (300 (film)) on a slate of Dramatic Feature films, including the critically acclaimed Cake (2014 film) starring Jennifer Aniston (Best Actress Nominations by SAG, BFCA and Golden Globes). Other films were Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy), The Comedian (Robert DeNiro and Leslie Mann), The Yellow Birds (Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette) and Burn Your Maps (Vera Farmiga and Jacob Tremblay) which won multiple film festivals.[6]

In 2018, he acquired the rights to and produced the first film based on the bestselling novel series After. The film of the same name was released in April 2019 and became an international hit, opening #1 in 22 countries and grossing $80M worldwide in theaters. The sequel, After We Collided, was released in 2020.

In 2018, he also acquired the rights to the underground comic universe of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers created by Gilbert Shelton in 1968. This will be his first foray into the world of Adult-Animation. [7]

He also has several films going into production: "Arthur The King" starring Mark Wahlberg and Red Sonja based on the world famous character and comic book by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith.[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer
2000	Dungeons & Dragons	Yes	Yes	No
2005	An American Haunting	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God	No	Yes	No
2007	Captivity	No	Yes	No
2009	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	No	Yes	No
	The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations	No	Yes	No
	Slaughter	No	Yes	No
	Perkins' 14	No	Yes	No
	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	No	Yes	No
2010	Prowl	No	Yes	No
2011	The Task	No	Yes	No
	Seconds Apart	No	Yes	No
	Husk	No	Yes	No
	Fertile Ground	No	Yes	No
	51	No	Yes	No
	Scream of the Banshee	No	Yes	No
2012	Transit	No	Yes	No
	Bullet to the Head	No	Yes	No
	Dragon Eyes	No	Yes	No
	El Gringo	No	Yes	No
	The Philly Kid	No	Yes	No
	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning	No	Yes	No
	Stash House	No	Yes	No
2013	Getaway	Yes	Yes	No
	Dark Circles	No	Yes	No
	Enemies Closer	No	Yes	No
	Ritual	No	Yes	No
	Murder in the Dark	No	Yes	No
2014	Cake	No	Yes	No
2015	Re-Kill	No	Yes	No
	Bastard	No	Yes	No
	The Wicked Within	No	Yes	No
	Wind Walkers	No	Yes	No
2016	Mr. Church	No	Yes	No
	Burn Your Maps	No	Yes	No
	The Comedian	No	Yes	No
2017	The Yellow Birds	No	Yes	No
2018	Nightmare Cinema	No	Yes	No
2020	The Woman in the Window	No	Yes	No

References

1. Snyder, S. Jams (July 13, 2007). "Creating a Captive Audience". The New York Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2013. ...the 35-year-old founder of After Dark...
2. Cieply, Michael (June 25, 2007). "Already Under Fire, a Producer Is Going Further". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190374/?ref_=fn_ft_tt_2
4. https://deadline.com/2019/07/dungeons-and-dragons-film-lands-jonathan-goldstein-john-francis-daley-to-direct-1202657272/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Sneider, Jeff (April 2, 2012). "Dark Castle, After Dark Cue Action Banner". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
6. https://cinelou-films.com/team/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. https://freakbrothers.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mark-wahlberg-dog-movie-arthur-the-king-1203281589/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Courtney Solomon at IMDb