87North Productions is an American independent film and television production company, founded in 2019 by David Leitch and Kelly McCormick.[1] The company is known for producing the films Nobody, Bullet Train, Violent Night and The Fall Guy.

On April 22, 2019, the company signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.[2]

Overview

David Leitch and Kelly McCormick founded 87North Productions in 2019. On April 22, 2019, the company signed a deal with Universal Pictures, and in the process, acquired the 2021 film Nobody from STX Entertainment.[3] Under the first-look deal with Universal, Leitch directed and produced The Fall Guy (2024), a film adaptation of the 1980s television show starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.[4]

On December 10, 2025, Braden Aftergood joined the company to lead the film division.[5]

Projects in development

The company has several projects in development with Universal. This includes the action films Kung Fu and Versus.[6] Other films in development are Ruby, a female assassin action film written by Kat Wood for Amazon MGM Studios,[7] and an untitled film based on, and starring, American rock band Weezer.[8] The company is set to produce a television series adaptation of My Friend Pedro, based on the video game of the same name.[9][10]

Feature films

Release date Title Director(s) Distributor Budget Gross
March 26, 2021 Nobody Ilya Naishuller Universal Pictures $16 million $57.5 million
September 10, 2021 Kate Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Netflix $25 million N/a
August 5, 2022 Bullet Train David Leitch Sony Pictures Releasing $85.9 million $239.3 million
December 2, 2022 Violent Night Tommy Wirkola Universal Pictures $20 million $76.6 million
May 3, 2024 The Fall Guy David Leitch $125 million $181 million[11]
February 7, 2025 Love Hurts Jonathan Eusebio $18 million[12] $17.6 million
August 15, 2025 Nobody 2 Timo Tjahjanto $25 million $43 million
March 25, 2026 Pretty Lethal Vicky Jewson Amazon Prime Video N/a N/a
April 24, 2026 Over Your Dead Body Jorma Taccone Independent Film Company N/a $1.4 million

Upcoming films

Release date Title Director(s) Distributor
November 13, 2026[13] How to Rob a Bank David Leitch Amazon MGM Studios
December 4, 2026 Violent Night 2 Tommy Wirkola Universal Pictures
August 6, 2027 Jason Statham Stole My Bike David Leitch Black Bear Pictures

Short films

Release date Title Director(s)
April 21, 2023 The Chase for Carrera[14] Nash Edgerton

Television series

Year Title Creator(s) Network
2024 Action[15] N/a Peacock

See also

87Eleven Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason. "How an ex-stuntman and his wife created summer movie season's first big blockbuster". Business Insider. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ 'Hobbs & Shaw' Director David Leitch, Kelly McCormick Sign First-Look Deal With Universal (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 22, 2019). "'Hobbs And Shaw' Director David Leitch & Kelly McCormick Ink First Look Deal With Universal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Emily Blunt Joins 'The Fall Guy' Opposite Ryan Gosling". Collider. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (December 10, 2025). "Braden Aftergood Joins 87North". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (August 30, 2023). "'Action': 87North Teams With Universal Pictures Content Group For Doc Series On Hollywood Stunt Performers". Deadline via Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2020). "Amazon In Talks To Scoop Up Female Assassin Feature Script 'Ruby' From Kat Wood; 87North Producing". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Grossman, Todd (2025). "Todd Grossman Films". TGTFilms. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Minzner, K. J. (July 2, 2020). "My Friend Pedro Video Game TV Show Coming From John Wick Co-Creator". ScreenRant. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Action Video Game 'My Friend Pedro' Getting TV Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter. July 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ Hood, Cooper (May 21, 2024). "Latest The Fall Guy Update Is A Devastating Blow To Ryan Gosling's $127 Million Blockbuster". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (February 5, 2025). "'Dog Man' to Lead Box Office Pack Again as Ke Huy Quan's 'Love Hurts' and Slasher 'Heart Eyes' Target Single-Digit Starts". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 10, 2026). "Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz & Pete Davidson Action Pic 'How To Rob A Bank' Heads To November". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  14. ↑ Ryan Gosling Unveils Action-Comedy Short Film to Celebrate Tag Heuer Carrera's 60th in London
  15. ↑ ACTION! Go Inside The World of Movie Stunts With Explosive (Literally!) New Docu-Series
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87North_Productions