The Asylum - Wikipedia. The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low- budget, direct- to- video films. The company has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.[2][3][4][5][6] Its titles are distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, GT Media, and as of 2. Cinedigm. They are perhaps best known for creating the Sharknado franchise.

As of 2. 00. 9/2. The Asylum have never made any losses from their film productions.[7][8]History[edit]The Asylum was founded by director David Michael Latt and former Village Roadshow executives David Rimawi and Sherri Strain in 1. The company focused on producing straight- to- video low- budget films, usually in the horror genre, but were unable to find a market due to competition from major studios, such as Lions Gate Entertainment.[2] In 2. H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, which was released in the same year as Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the same material. Blockbuster Inc. ordered 1. The Asylum's adaptation, a significantly larger order than any of the company's previous releases, resulting in Latt and Rimawi reconsidering their business model.[2][6]In 2. For example, the film Transmorphers bears a number of similarities to the film Transformers, which was released theatrically two days after the release of Transmorphers.[2][3][6] According to Latt, "I'm not trying to dupe anybody.

I'm just trying to get my films watched. Other people do tie- ins all the time; they’re just better at being subtle about it. Another studio might make a giant robot movie that ties into the Transformers release and call it Robot Wars. We’ll call ours Transmorphers."[2] In 2.

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Century Fox threatened legal action against The Asylum over The Day the Earth Stopped, a film capitalizing on The Day the Earth Stood Still.[9]Lawsuits and legal issues[edit]Similarly in May 2. Universal Pictures filed a lawsuit against The Asylum for their film American Battleship, claiming infringement on their movie, Battleship.[6][1. As a result, The Asylum changed their title to American Warships.

In 2. 01. 3 Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer and The Hobbit producer Saul Zaentz commenced legal action against The Asylum for their film Age of the Hobbits (later called Lord of the Elves), claiming that they were "free- riding" on the worldwide promotional campaign for Peter Jackson's forthcoming films. The Asylum claimed its movie is legally sound because its hobbits are not based on the J. R. R. Tolkien creations.[1. The lawsuit resulted in a temporary restraining order preventing The Asylum from releasing the film on its scheduled release date.[6][1. Deal with Cinedigm Corp[edit]In February 2. The Asylum signed a multi- year deal with Cinedigm Corp; [1.

Television[edit]The Asylum has been producing Z Nation for the Syfy Network since late 2. The show about a group that attempts to get the only known person with immunity to a zombie virus from New York to the last operating lab in California. According to show- runner Karl Shaefer, the show is intended to bring "a sense of hope to the horror of the apocalypse."[1. Ratings for Z Nation have been unexpectedly high, about 1. The Asylum's usual budget for a production is reportedly "well under a million dollars", and it typically breaks even after about three months. The Asylum has never lost money on a film.[7][8] The company's productions have been called B movies[2] and "mockbusters".[2][4] Latt prefers the term "tie- ins" to "mockbusters",[2] stating that The Asylum's productions, even those that capitalize on major releases, contain original stories.[2] Latt states that the company plans its productions around the word of mouth of the financial prospects of upcoming films.[4] The Asylum's films are usually released on video shortly before the theatrical release of a major studio film with similar themes or storylines.[4]The Asylum has also produced films with strong religious themes.[2] For example, The Apocalypse was initially developed as a straightforward disaster film in the style of Deep Impact, but Latt states that certain buyers wanted the company to develop a religious film.[2] As a result, the company consulted priests and rabbis in order to incorporate faith- based elements.[2] The division Faith Films was created in order to distribute titles with such themes.[2]Sunday School Musical was produced after The Asylum staff attended a seminar for marketing to a Christian audience where the seminar's host suggested that the perfect film would be a Christian version of High School Musical.[5]The Asylum productions sometimes feature more overt sexuality or graphic violence than their major studio counterparts, because The Asylum's releases are not in competition with films rated PG- 1.

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Motion Picture Association of America.[4] Rolf Potts of The New York Times described Transmorphers as having "no recognizable actors, no merchandising tie- ins and a garbled sound mix. Also unlike Transformers, it has cheap special effects and a subplot involving lesbians."[2]The 2. Death Racers featured the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse and wrestler Scott "Raven" Levy in major roles.[1. In 2. 00. 9 the Asylum released its first 3.

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D picture, Sex Pot. Shared universe[edit]Some of the films which may not be apparently connected by title, share traits which place them in the same universe: Filmography[edit]References[edit]^ ab. Katz, David. "From Asylum, the People Who Brought You (a Movie Kinda Sorta Like) Pacific Rim". GQ. Retrieved 2. 01. Potts, Rolf (October 7, 2. The New B Movie". The New York Times.

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