Syncopy Inc. is a British-American film production company founded and operated by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan. The name of the company is a play on syncopation. It has offices in London and Los Angeles.
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Film |
| Founded | February 27, 2001 |
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| Products | Motion pictures |
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Number of employees | 4 (2018) |
The on-screen logo contains a maze with the company name.
History
Founded on 27 February 2001, the majority of Syncopy's productions have been distributed by Warner Bros. They partnered with Legendary Pictures to produce Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). In 2013, Syncopy released Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, and in 2015, they formed a joint venture with Zeitgeist Films to release Blu-ray editions of Zeitgeist's prestige films. The first title in their partnership was Elena (2011), from director Andrey Zvyagintsev. Later on, the production company produced the science fiction film Interstellar (2014), the documentary short Quay (2015), the war film Dunkirk (2017), and the spy film Tenet (2020), all directed by Christopher Nolan.
Other than Nolan and Thomas, the company employs only two people. In a 2018 interview for Vanity Fair, Thomas said, "We're not empire builders, we're about the individual film." In October 2021, it was announced that Nolan's next film, titled Oppenheimer, would be shot in IMAX and 65mm film. It was released on 21 July 2023. The film stars Cillian Murphy in the title role, with Hoyte van Hoytema, Jennifer Lame, and Ludwig Göransson all returning in their respective technical roles. This is Nolan's first film distributed by Universal Pictures and his first Best Picture and Best Director Oscar win at the 96th Academy Awards.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Co-production company(s) | Distributor | Box office | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Batman Begins | Christopher Nolan | Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment | Warner Bros. Pictures | $375 million | |
| 2006 | The Prestige | Touchstone Pictures, Newmarket Films | Warner Bros. Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures | $109 million | ||
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment | Warner Bros. Pictures | $1 billion | ||
| 2010 | Inception | Legendary Pictures | $839 million | |||
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment | $1.11 billion | |||
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Zack Snyder | Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment, Peters Entertainment | $670 million | ||
| 2014 | Interstellar | Christopher Nolan | Legendary Pictures, Lynda Obst Productions | Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures | $773 million | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | RatPac-Dune Entertainment | Warner Bros. Pictures | $549 million | ||
| 2020 | Tenet | N/a | $365 million | |||
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Atlas Entertainment | Universal Pictures | $975 million | ||
| 2026 | The Odyssey | N/a | TBA | |||
| Box office total: | $6.7 billion | — | ||||
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Co-production company(s) | Distributor | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Quay | Christopher Nolan | N/a | Zeitgeist Films | |
| 2019 | The Doll's Breath | Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay | Koninck Studios |