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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film production |
| Owner | Frank Marshall |
| Divisions | K/M Documentaries |
| Website | kennedymarshall |
The Kennedy/Marshall Company(K/M) is an Americanfilm and television production company, based inSanta Monica, California, founded in 1991[1] by spousesKathleen Kennedy andFrank Marshall.

It has had contracts withParamount Pictures,Spyglass Entertainment,DreamWorks Pictures,Universal Pictures,20th Century Studios,Warner Bros. Pictures and theWalt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are founders atSteven Spielberg'sAmblin Entertainment, though no longer affiliated with the studio.
In 1992,Kathleen Kennedy andFrank Marshall leftAmblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled bannerThe Kennedy/Marshall Company with a three-year first look deal atParamount Pictures. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy producedAlive which was released in 1993 as a Kennedy/Marshall production;[2] however, the first film under their deal with Paramount wasMilk Money (1994).[3]
In 1995, the duo left Paramount Pictures with a three-year production deal at theWalt Disney Studios.[4][5] In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact withCBS to air Kennedy/Marshall's television shows for the network.[6] Later that same year, the studio left Disney forUniversal Pictures, with an eleven-year deal.[7]
In 2005, Kennedy/Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revivalHurlyburly to Broadway.[8]
In 2009, they left Universal Pictures forSony Pictures Entertainment.[9] Two years later, they left Sony Pictures forDreamWorks Pictures.[10]
In 2012, Kennedy left to joinLucasfilm as president.[11] During the same year, the studio signed a deal withCBS Television Studios to produce television shows made for the company.[12]
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alive | January 15, 1993 | Buena Vista Pictures | Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures |
| Milk Money | August 31, 1994 | Paramount Pictures | |
| Congo | June 9, 1995 | ||
| The Indian in the Cupboard | July 14, 1995 | Paramount Pictures (theatrical) Columbia Pictures (home video) | Scholastic Productions |
| Olympic Glory | January 22, 1999 | IMAX | EMC Films MegaSystems, Inc. |
| The Sixth Sense | August 6, 1999 | Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures) | Spyglass Entertainment Barry Mendel Productions |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | December 22, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Airbender | July 2, 2010 | Paramount Pictures | Nickelodeon Movies Blinding Edge Pictures |
| Hereafter | October 22, 2010 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions Amblin Entertainment |
| The Adventures of Tintin | December 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films Nickelodeon Movies |
| War Horse | December 25, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment |
| The Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. Dub) | February 17, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho Wild Bunch |
| The Bourne Legacy | August 10, 2012 | Universal Pictures | Relativity Media Captivate Entertainment |
| Lincoln | November 16, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment |
| From Up on Poppy Hill (English Dub) | March 15, 2013 | GKIDS | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho |
| The Wind Rises (English Dub) | February 28, 2014 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho KDDI |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English Dub) | October 17, 2014 | GKIDS | |
| Jurassic World | June 12, 2015 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures |
| The BFG | July 1, 2016 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Walden Media Reliance Entertainment The Roald Dahl Story Company |
| Jason Bourne | July 29, 2016 | Universal Pictures | Perfect World Pictures Pearl Street Films Captivate Entertainment |
| Sully | September 9, 2016 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flashlight Films Orange Corp |
| Assassin's Creed | December 21, 2016 | 20th Century Fox | New Regency Productions Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | June 22, 2018 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures Perfect World Pictures |
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | December 12, 2020 | HBO | HBO Documentary Films Polygram Entertainment White Horse Pictures Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries |
| Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | May 13, 2022 | Sony Pictures Classics | Sutter Road Picture Company |
| Jurassic World Dominion | June 10, 2022 | Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment Perfect World Pictures |
| Rather | May 1, 2024 | Netflix | Anchor Entertainment Original Productions Wavelength Productions; under K/M Documentaries |
| The Beach Boys | May 24, 2024 | Disney+ | Walt Disney Pictures White Horse Pictures Iconic Artists Group Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries |
| Twisters | July 19, 2024 | Universal Pictures | Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
| Jurassic World Rebirth[13] | July 2, 2025[14] | Amblin Entertainment |
| Title | Release date | Distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotfuss | TBA | TBA | GK Films Offspring Entertainment |
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Canyon | 2020 | Epix | co-production with Jigsaw Productions,Amblin Television,Warner Music Entertainment andMGM Television |
| McCartney 3,2,1 | 2021 | Hulu | co-production withEndeavor Content,MPL Communications,Shangri-La, Film 45 and Diamond Docs |
| San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time | 2023 | MGM+ | under K/M Documentaries; co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, FourScore Productions,Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM+ Studios |
| Snow Crash | TBA | Amazon Prime Video | co-production withAmazon MGM Studios andParamount Television Studios |