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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Infinitum Nihil
| name = Infinitum Nihil
| logo = infinitum nihil logo.svg
| logo = infinitum nihil logo.svg
| caption =
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| founder = [[Johnny Depp]]
| founder = [[Johnny Depp]]
| foundation = 2004
| foundation = 2004
| location_city = Los Angeles
| location_city = Los Angeles
| key_people = Christi Dembrowski<br />{{small|(President)}}<br />Sam Sarkar<br />{{small|(Director of Development)}}
| key_people = Christi Dembrowski<br />{{small|(President)}}<br />Sam Sarkar<br />{{small|(Director of Development)}}
| industry = Motion picture
| industry = Motion picture
| products = Film production
| products = Film production
| type = Private
| type = Private
| homepage = [https://www.infinitum-nihil.com infinitum-nihil.com]
| homepage = {{Plainlist|
* [https://www.infinitum-nihil.com infinitum-nihil.com]
*[https://www.in2.film/home.html in2.film.com]
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}}
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'''Infinitum Nihil''' is an American film production company, founded by [[Johnny Depp]]. The company is run by Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski.<ref name = Variety>{{cite news| last = Siegel | first = Tatiana | title = Scorsese eyes 'Hugo' for next project | work = Variety | date = January 21, 2010| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014130| access-date = March 24, 2010}}</ref><ref name = deadline.com>{{cite web| author = Nikki Finke| author-link = Nikki Finke| title = Johnny Come Lately? Tim Burton May Push Back Dark Shadows Start Date|date = March 19, 2009|url = https://www.deadline.com/2009/03/johnny-come-lately-tim-burton-may-push-back-dark-shadows-start-date/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> Depp founded the company in 2004 to develop projects where he will serve as actor and/or producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deppimpact.com/infinitumnihil.php |title=Johnny Depp Infinitum Nihil |publisher=Deppimpact.com |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505181213/http://deppimpact.com/infinitumnihil.php |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Infinitum Nihil''' is an American film production company, founded by [[Johnny Depp]]. The company is run by Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski.<ref name = Variety>{{cite news| last = Siegel | first = Tatiana | title = Scorsese eyes 'Hugo' for next project | work = Variety | date = January 21, 2010| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014130| access-date = March 24, 2010}}</ref><ref name = deadline.com>{{cite web| author = Nikki Finke| author-link = Nikki Finke| title = Johnny Come Lately? Tim Burton May Push Back Dark Shadows Start Date|date = March 19, 2009|url = https://www.deadline.com/2009/03/johnny-come-lately-tim-burton-may-push-back-dark-shadows-start-date/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> Depp founded the company in 2004 to develop projects where he will serve as actor and/or producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deppimpact.com/infinitumnihil.php |title=Johnny Depp Infinitum Nihil |publisher=Deppimpact.com |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505181213/http://deppimpact.com/infinitumnihil.php |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'', based on the novel by [[Hunter S. Thompson]], was released on October 28, 2011, starring Depp as Paul Kemp in a screenplay adapted and directed by [[Bruce Robinson]].<ref name=variety>{{cite news|author=Anthony D'Alessandro |title = Tracey Jacobs Boasts A-list Roster | date = September 23, 2009 | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009068|work =[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date = November 4, 2009}}</ref>
''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'', based on the novel by [[Hunter S. Thompson]], was released on October 28, 2011, starring Depp as Paul Kemp in a screenplay adapted and directed by [[Bruce Robinson]].<ref name=variety>{{cite news|author=Anthony D'Alessandro |title = Tracey Jacobs Boasts A-list Roster | date = September 23, 2009 | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009068|work =[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date = November 4, 2009}}</ref>


''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' was released on May 11, 2012. Depp stars in and produces this gothic film based on the ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' TV series; [[Tim Burton]] directs.<ref name=variety />
''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' was released on May 11, 2012. Depp starred in and produced this gothic film based on the ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' TV series and directed by [[Tim Burton]].<ref name=variety />


[[The Walt Disney Company]] has picked up ''The Night Stalker'' and a biopic of [[Paul Revere]], both as possible starring vehicles for Depp. He will produce both films with Christi Dembrowski.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/johnny-depp-does-kolchak-night-209813 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Disney Pick Up Two Features | date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
In 2011, it was announced that [[The Walt Disney Company]] had picked up ''The Night Stalker'' and a biopic of [[Paul Revere]], both as possible starring vehicles for Depp. He will produce both films with Christi Dembrowski.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/johnny-depp-does-kolchak-night-209813 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Disney Pick Up Two Features | date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> It was also announced that the company and [[Illumination Entertainment]] will co-produce a biopic of [[Dr. Seuss]], with Depp slated to produce and possibly star.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/johnny-depp-dr-seuss-universal-illumination-245072 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=Johnny Depp to Become Dr. Seuss for Illumination and Universal (Exclusive) | date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

It has been announced that the company and [[Illumination Entertainment]] will co-produce a biopic of [[Dr. Seuss]], with Depp slated to produce and possibly star.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/johnny-depp-dr-seuss-universal-illumination-245072 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=Johnny Depp to Become Dr. Seuss for Illumination and Universal (Exclusive) | date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>


On February 7, 2012, it was announced that the company will produce a film based on the memoir of the [[West Memphis Three]]'s Damien Echols. The book (and subsequently, the film) will focus on Echols' experience on death row after being wrongfully convicted for three murders with two friends in 1993. Depp, who is a big supporter of the Memphis Three and proving their innocence, will co-produce the film with Christi Dembrowski, Echols, and his wife, Lorri Davis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/johnny-depps-comapny-options-west-memphis-memoir-damien-echols/ |title=Johnny Depp's Company Options Death Row Memoir From Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three &#124; /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/02/johnny-depps-infinitum-nihil-options-forthcoming-memoir-by-west-memphis-threes-damien-echols/ |title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil Options Forthcoming Memoir By West Memphis Three's Damien Echols |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref>
On February 7, 2012, it was announced that the company will produce a film based on the memoir of the [[West Memphis Three]]'s Damien Echols. The book (and subsequently, the film) will focus on Echols' experience on death row after being wrongfully convicted for three murders with two friends in 1993. Depp, who is a big supporter of the Memphis Three and proving their innocence, will co-produce the film with Christi Dembrowski, Echols, and his wife, Lorri Davis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/johnny-depps-comapny-options-west-memphis-memoir-damien-echols/ |title=Johnny Depp's Company Options Death Row Memoir From Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three &#124; /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/02/johnny-depps-infinitum-nihil-options-forthcoming-memoir-by-west-memphis-threes-damien-echols/ |title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil Options Forthcoming Memoir By West Memphis Three's Damien Echols |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref>
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In October 2012, it was announced that Depp will start a publishing company sharing the name "Infinitum Nihil" with the production company. It will be part of [[HarperCollins]], and according to Depp will "deliver publications worthy of peoples' time, of peoples' concern, publications that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet."<ref name="APNewsBreak">{{cite news |last=Italie |first=Hillel |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apnewsbreak-johnny-depp-starting-book-230304713.html |title=APNewsBreak: Johnny Depp starting publishing imprint, releasing Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie books |agency=Associated Press |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2015 }}</ref>
In October 2012, it was announced that Depp will start a publishing company sharing the name "Infinitum Nihil" with the production company. It will be part of [[HarperCollins]], and according to Depp will "deliver publications worthy of peoples' time, of peoples' concern, publications that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet."<ref name="APNewsBreak">{{cite news |last=Italie |first=Hillel |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apnewsbreak-johnny-depp-starting-book-230304713.html |title=APNewsBreak: Johnny Depp starting publishing imprint, releasing Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie books |agency=Associated Press |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2015 }}</ref>


In January 2013, the imprint company released its first book, ''House of Earth'', written by folk singer [[Woody Guthrie]] in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|last=Guthrie |first=Woody |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/05/170496691/woodie-guthries-house-of-earth-calls-this-land-home?ft=3&f=100876926&sc=nl&cc=bn-20130207 |title=Woody Guthrie's 'House Of Earth' Calls 'This Land' Home |publisher=NPR |date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref> 2015 saw the release of ''The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan'' by [[Douglas Brinkley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/johnny-depp-book-publishing_n_1969850.html |title=Johnny Depp Is Launching A Book Publishing Imprint |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref> as well as ''Narcisa'' by Jonathan Shaw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pagesix.com/2015/01/31/johnny-depp-to-republish-cult-classic-novel|title = Johnny Depp to republish cult classic novel|date = February 2015}}</ref>
In January 2013, the imprint company released its first book, ''House of Earth'', written by folk singer [[Woody Guthrie]] in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|last=Guthrie |first=Woody |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/05/170496691/woodie-guthries-house-of-earth-calls-this-land-home?ft=3&f=100876926&sc=nl&cc=bn-20130207 |title=Woody Guthrie's 'House Of Earth' Calls 'This Land' Home |publisher=NPR |date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref> 2015 saw the release of ''The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan'' by [[Douglas Brinkley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/johnny-depp-book-publishing_n_1969850.html |title=Johnny Depp Is Launching A Book Publishing Imprint |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref> as well as ''Narcisa'' by Jonathan Shaw.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}


In August 2017, it was announced that Infinitum Nihil would produce a television series based on [[Funcom]]'s ''[[The Secret World]]'' IP.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://secretworldlegends.com/news/secret-world-tv-series/|title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil To Produce The Secret World TV Series – Secret World Legends|date=August 15, 2017|work=Secret World Legends|access-date=August 15, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, his production company signed a deal with IM Global.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=June 14, 2017|title=Johnny Depp Signs First-Look Deal With IM Global|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/johnny-depp-first-look-deal-im-global-1202465295/|access-date=December 26, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
In August 2017, it was announced that Infinitum Nihil would produce a television series based on [[Funcom]]'s ''[[The Secret World]]'' IP.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://secretworldlegends.com/news/secret-world-tv-series/|title=Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil To Produce The Secret World TV Series – Secret World Legends|date=August 15, 2017|work=Secret World Legends|access-date=August 15, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, his production company signed a deal with IM Global.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=June 14, 2017|title=Johnny Depp Signs First-Look Deal With IM Global|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/johnny-depp-first-look-deal-im-global-1202465295/|access-date=December 26, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

== IN.2 Film ==
In September 2021, at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], Depp announced the launch of IN.2 Film, a sister company to Infinitum Nihil, which is courting original, stage and literature-based scripts for film, stage and television productions. Depp explained: "From the student to the maestro, from the aspiring artists to the yet-knowns, to the well-established great masters across all forms of modern media, IN.2 will build a space where artists can be artists, where they will be free to create those unexpected moments, those happy accidents that contain the propensity to constitute great art and so bring their unique vision to life."<ref name="Fuente">{{Cite web |last1=Lang|first1=Jamie |last2=de la Fuente |first2=Anna Marie |date=2021-09-23 |title=Johnny Depp Launches London-Based IN.2, Unveils Development Fund With Spain's A Contracorriente Films |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Depp expressed the motivation behind IN.2 Film, stating that after years in Hollywood he realised that "not every outing needs to be a blockbuster, that they don't need to be formulaic, commercial driven", asserting that "It's ludicrous to play everything safe, cinema audiences are getting bored." By late 2021, IN.2 Film was planning new projects, including some with [[Julien Temple]], slated to be released in 2022 and 2023.

The Infinitum Nihil-produced ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' was presented as a template for what IN.2 Film was trying to achieve. Asked whether he would act in some of the new companies' projects, Depp answered: ""If there's something that they feel or I feel that I can add to the character, I'd be more than happy. So the answer is 'no,' but 'yes.' I would like to say 'yes' without saying 'no' but agree to both."<ref name="Fuente"/>

In May 2023, the film ''[[Jeanne du Barry (film)|Jeanne du Barry]],'' co-produced by IN.2 Film and starring French actress and filmmaker [[Maïwenn]] and Depp in the leading roles, premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film, and was released in France on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leffler |first=Rebecca |date=2023-04-05 |title=Maïwenn's 'Jeanne du Barry' starring Johnny Depp to open 2023 Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/maiwenns-jeanne-du-barry-starring-johnny-depp-to-open-2023-cannes-film-festival/5180885.article |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Screen |language=en}}</ref>

Depp is set to direct his second film, the IN.2 Film- produced ''[[Modì]]'', in September 2023. [[Riccardo Scamarcio]], [[Bruno Gouery]] and [[Al Pacino]] are set to star in the biopic.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Melanie |last=Goodfellow |date=2023-09-27 |title= Johnny Depp's 'Modi' Adds New Cast As Shoot Gets Underway In Hungary |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/johnny-depp-modi-luisa-ranieri-shoot-begins-in-hungary-1235557352/amp/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

=== Inifinitum Nihil ===
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| 2012 || ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]''|| [[Tim Burton]] || Co-production with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[Village Roadshow Pictures]]. || $150&nbsp;million || $245.5&nbsp;million || 36%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark-shadows-2010/|title=''Dark Shadows''|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=April 12, 2012}}</ref>
| 2012 || ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]''|| [[Tim Burton]] || Co-production with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[Village Roadshow Pictures]]. || $150&nbsp;million || $245.5&nbsp;million || 36%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark-shadows-2010/|title=''Dark Shadows''|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=April 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013 ||''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' || [[Gore Verbinski]] || Co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer|Jerry Bruckheimer Productions]]. || $250&nbsp;million || $260.5&nbsp;million || 31%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lone_ranger/|title=The Lone Ranger (2013)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
| 2013 ||''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' || [[Gore Verbinski]] || Co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer Films]]. || $250&nbsp;million || $260.5&nbsp;million || 31%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lone_ranger/|title=The Lone Ranger (2013)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' || [[David Koepp]] || Co-production with [[Lionsgate]] and [[MWM Studios]]. || $60&nbsp;million || $47.3&nbsp;million || 12%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai/ |title=Mortdecai |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>
| 2015 || ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' || [[David Koepp]] || Co-production with [[Lionsgate]] and [[MWM Studios]]. || $60&nbsp;million || $47.3&nbsp;million || 12%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai/ |title=Mortdecai |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' || [[Scott Cooper (director)|Scott Cooper]] || Co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, [[Cross Creek Pictures]] and [[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]]. || $53&nbsp;million || $99.8&nbsp;million || 73%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_mass_2015|title=Black Mass (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>
|2018 || ''[[City of Lies]]'' || [[Brad Furman]] || Co-production with [[Miramax]]. ||{{N/A}} || $2.8&nbsp;million || 51%<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=City of Lies - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/city_of_lies |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
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|-
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|2018|| ''[[The Professor (2018 film)|The Professor]]'' || Wayne Roberts || Co-production with [[Saban Capital Group]] and [[Open Road Films]]. || {{N/A}} || $1.6&nbsp;million || 10%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_professor_2019|title=The Professor (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2020 || ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' || [[Andrew Levitas]] || Co-production with Metalwork Pictures. ||$11&nbsp;million|| $1.7&nbsp;million || 78%<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=Minamata - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minamata |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}


=== IN.2 Film ===
2017 Piratas del caribe: la venganza de Salazar
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2018 || ''[[City of Lies]]'' || [[Brad Furman]] || Co-production with [[Miramax]]. || colspan="3"{{N/A}}
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Production company(s)
!Budget
!Gross
!RT
|-
|-
|2023
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| ''[[The Professor (2018 film)|The Professor]]'' || Wayne Roberts || Co-production with [[Saban Capital Group]] and [[Open Road Films]]. || {{N/A}} || $1.6&nbsp;million || 10%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_professor_2019|title=The Professor (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Jeanne du Barry (film)|Jeanne du Barry]]''
|[[Maïwenn]]
|Co-production with [[Why Not Productions]], [[Les Films du Fleuve|Les Film du Fleuve]] and [[La Petite Reine]]
|$22.4 million
|$13.6 million
|49%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeanne du Barry - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jeanne_du_barry |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|TBA
| 2020 || ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' || [[Andrew Levitas]] || Co-production with Metalwork Pictures. || colspan="3"{{N/A}}
|''[[Modì]]''
|[[Johnny Depp]]
|Co-production with Proton Cinema
|
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|}
|}


Latest revision as of 16:12, 10 April 2024

Infinitum Nihil
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2004
FounderJohnny Depp
Headquarters
Los Angeles
Key people
Christi Dembrowski
(President)
Sam Sarkar
(Director of Development)
ProductsFilm production
Website

Infinitum Nihil is an American film production company, founded by Johnny Depp. The company is run by Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski.[1][2] Depp founded the company in 2004 to develop projects where he will serve as actor and/or producer.[3]

History[edit]

The Rum Diary, based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, was released on October 28, 2011, starring Depp as Paul Kemp in a screenplay adapted and directed by Bruce Robinson.[4]

Dark Shadows was released on May 11, 2012. Depp starred in and produced this gothic film based on the Dark Shadows TV series and directed by Tim Burton.[4]

In 2011, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company had picked up The Night Stalker and a biopic of Paul Revere, both as possible starring vehicles for Depp. He will produce both films with Christi Dembrowski.[5] It was also announced that the company and Illumination Entertainment will co-produce a biopic of Dr. Seuss, with Depp slated to produce and possibly star.[6]

On February 7, 2012, it was announced that the company will produce a film based on the memoir of the West Memphis Three's Damien Echols. The book (and subsequently, the film) will focus on Echols' experience on death row after being wrongfully convicted for three murders with two friends in 1993. Depp, who is a big supporter of the Memphis Three and proving their innocence, will co-produce the film with Christi Dembrowski, Echols, and his wife, Lorri Davis.[7][8]

In October 2012, it was announced that Depp will start a publishing company sharing the name "Infinitum Nihil" with the production company. It will be part of HarperCollins, and according to Depp will "deliver publications worthy of peoples' time, of peoples' concern, publications that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet."[9]

In January 2013, the imprint company released its first book, House of Earth, written by folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1947.[10] 2015 saw the release of The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan by Douglas Brinkley,[11] as well as Narcisa by Jonathan Shaw.[citation needed]

In August 2017, it was announced that Infinitum Nihil would produce a television series based on Funcom's The Secret World IP.[12] In 2017, his production company signed a deal with IM Global.[13]

IN.2 Film[edit]

In September 2021, at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Depp announced the launch of IN.2 Film, a sister company to Infinitum Nihil, which is courting original, stage and literature-based scripts for film, stage and television productions. Depp explained: "From the student to the maestro, from the aspiring artists to the yet-knowns, to the well-established great masters across all forms of modern media, IN.2 will build a space where artists can be artists, where they will be free to create those unexpected moments, those happy accidents that contain the propensity to constitute great art and so bring their unique vision to life."[14]

Depp expressed the motivation behind IN.2 Film, stating that after years in Hollywood he realised that "not every outing needs to be a blockbuster, that they don't need to be formulaic, commercial driven", asserting that "It's ludicrous to play everything safe, cinema audiences are getting bored." By late 2021, IN.2 Film was planning new projects, including some with Julien Temple, slated to be released in 2022 and 2023.

The Infinitum Nihil-produced Minamata was presented as a template for what IN.2 Film was trying to achieve. Asked whether he would act in some of the new companies' projects, Depp answered: ""If there's something that they feel or I feel that I can add to the character, I'd be more than happy. So the answer is 'no,' but 'yes.' I would like to say 'yes' without saying 'no' but agree to both."[14]

In May 2023, the film Jeanne du Barry, co-produced by IN.2 Film and starring French actress and filmmaker Maïwenn and Depp in the leading roles, premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film, and was released in France on the same day.[15]

Depp is set to direct his second film, the IN.2 Film- produced Modì, in September 2023. Riccardo Scamarcio, Bruno Gouery and Al Pacino are set to star in the biopic.[16]

Filmography[edit]

Inifinitum Nihil[edit]

Year Film Director Production company(s) Budget Gross RT
2011 The Rum Diary Bruce Robinson Co-production with FilmDistrict and GK Films. $45 million $23.9 million 50%[17]
Hugo Martin Scorsese Co-production with Paramount Pictures, Entertainment Film Distributors and GK Films. $150 million $185.8 million 93%[18]
2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton Co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures. $150 million $245.5 million 36%[19]
2013 The Lone Ranger Gore Verbinski Co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. $250 million $260.5 million 31%[20]
2015 Mortdecai David Koepp Co-production with Lionsgate and MWM Studios. $60 million $47.3 million 12%[21]
2018 City of Lies Brad Furman Co-production with Miramax. — $2.8 million 51%[22]
2018 The Professor Wayne Roberts Co-production with Saban Capital Group and Open Road Films. — $1.6 million 10%[23]
2020 Minamata Andrew Levitas Co-production with Metalwork Pictures. $11 million $1.7 million 78%[24]

IN.2 Film[edit]

Year Film Director Production company(s) Budget Gross RT
2023 Jeanne du Barry Maïwenn Co-production with Why Not Productions, Les Film du Fleuve and La Petite Reine $22.4 million $13.6 million 49%[25]
TBA Modì Johnny Depp Co-production with Proton Cinema

Bibliography[edit]

  • House of Earth (2013)
  • See Hear Yoko (2015)
  • Narcisa (2015)
  • The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan (2015)

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