Chris Ferguson’s company Oddfellows has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. and intends to produce modestly budgeted movies for the studio’s new specialty label, Clockwork.
Oddfellows was founded in 2013 and is best known for producing indie horror hits like “Backrooms,” “Longlegs” and “The Monkey.” Clockwork is led by former Neon executive Christian Parkes, who worked with Ferguson on “Longlegs” and “The Monkey.”
As part of the deal, the Oddfellows studio in Vancouver will be utilized by Warner Bros. for projects backed by Ferguson as well as movies the company brings to him from across the motion picture group’s various labels, including Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.
In a press release, Warner Bros. Clockwork said the pact with Ferguson will reinforce the label’s mission to “work with the best filmmakers in an aggressively priced theatrical film model.”
“The future of theatrical depends on a slate with real range — films of every size, style and ambition, from world-class established filmmakers to the bold new voices who will define what comes next. Chris Ferguson and the team at Oddfellows have built a filmmaker-first creative engine with a proven ability to discover, support and elevate original talent,” says Warner Bros. Pictures Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy. “This partnership gives us an exciting new way to bring distinctive, smartly produced films to audiences across the theatrical landscape.”
