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| Company type | Label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Defunct | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successors | Library: 20th Century Studios Searchlight Pictures |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | 20th Century Fox |
| Divisions | Fox Atomic Digital Fox Atomic Comics |
Fox Atomic was a short-lived production and distribution label of film studios20th Century Fox andFox Searchlight Pictures created in 2006 to generate comedy and genre films.[1]
In 2008, following overall disappointing results, Fox Atomic scaled back its production operations and shut down all marketing divisions.[2] In 2009, the label was shut down, with films in development transferred to other Fox labels.[1]
All of the Fox Atomic film library are now owned byThe Walt Disney Company viaWalt Disney Studios, following Disney'sacquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.[citation needed]
In late 2006, Fox Atomic was started up as a label of20th Century Fox[3] underFox Searchlight headPeter Rice and COO John Hegeman[4] as a sibling production division under Fox Filmed Entertainment.[3] In early 2008, Atomic's marketing unit was transferred to Fox Searchlight and 20th Century Fox, when Hegeman moved to New Regency Productions. Debbie Liebling became president. After two middling successes and falling short with other films, the unit was shut down in April 2009. The remaining films under the Atomic label in production and post-productions were transferred to 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight with Liebling overseeing them.[4]
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Turistas | December 1, 2006 |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | March 23, 2007 |
| 28 Weeks Later | May 11, 2007 |
| The Comebacks | October 19, 2007 |
| The Rocker | August 20, 2008 |
| Miss March | March 6, 2009 |
| 12 Rounds | March 27, 2009 |
In 2006, it was announced that Fox Atomic was going to make one of their launching movies a remake of the 1984 filmRevenge of the Nerds. After two weeks of filming, an executive at Fox Atomic viewed the film'sdailies and made the decision to stop production of the film.[5][6] The film's cancellation was also due to potential filming locationEmory University refusing to lend its campus to the production.[7]
Fox Atomic Comics was formed in late 2006 as thegraphic novel publishing arm of Fox Atomic. In partnership with publisher (and corporate sibling)HarperCollins, Fox Atomic Comics produced and distributed graphic novels tied to Fox Atomic theatrical releases as well as original content. It closed, along with Fox Atomic, in 2009.
The editor-in-chief of Fox Atomic Comics wasR. Eric Lieb.
All of the Fox Atomic Comics library are now owned byThe Walt Disney Company, following Disney'sacquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.
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