Thunder Road and Lit Launch TR/AK Media Venture — SkimNews
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- TR/AK launches with a mandate to back creators, tell original stories and develop commercially ambitious film and television projects for global audiences.
- Thunder Road Films brings a track record of more than $4.4 billion in worldwide film grosses, including the John Wick franchise and work with Taylor Sheridan.
- Lit Entertainment Group represents writers and creators behind projects including “Shogun,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Snowfall,” “The Gorge” and “The Tomorrow War.”
- Lit Entertainment Group also represents a library of more than 10,000 stories and characters through partnerships with NeoText, Weird Tales, Heavy Metal, Weekly World News and others.
- TR/AK formalizes three recent collaborations arising from Lit client screenplays: “The Surgeon,” “Day Drinker” and “By Any Means.”
- TR/AK’s parent brands, Thunder Road and Lit, will remain independent while the new company builds out its finance, operations and corporate infrastructure.
Why it matters: The venture gives writers and filmmakers a single independent platform backed by more than 10,000 stories and characters, while Thunder Road’s $4.4 billion film record and Lit’s client projects provide a substantial commercial foundation. The companies say the launch is intended to make ambitious projects for worldwide audiences.
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