Shadowbox Studios


Shadowbox Studios is an American film and television production studio located southeast of Atlanta in DeKalb County, Georgia. The studio has housed productions of many films and television programs and has worked with Hollywood studios including Disney, Universal, Sony, Warner Bros. and HBO.

History

Blackhall Studios joined Atlanta's film scene in early 2017, opening in Metro Atlanta with nine sound stages ranging in size from to, including one that is the tallest in the state. The studio also opened with a large building for special effects and set design, and a backlot for outdoor filming.
The first production to film at the studio was Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's Godzilla: King of Monsters.
In 2018, the studio launched its new film production company, Blackhall Entertainment, allowing the studio to finance and produce its own content with the aim of generating up to four films annually. Its first project was the horror thriller, Schoolhouse.
In September 2019, Ryan Millsap, founder and CEO of Blackhall Studios, announced a plan to triple the size of existing sound stages, from to, which would make it the largest purpose-built movie studio in Georgia.
In February 2020, the company announced it would develop production facilities on a University of Reading site west of London. Planned to open in 2022, the new complex was projected to cost $195 million. It was the first U.K. investment by Blackhall Studios. The new facilities, now called Shinfield Studios, finished construction in spring 2024.
In March 2021, Blackhall Global Partners, a partnership between Millsap and Commonwealth Real Estate LP, unveiled plans to greatly expand the studio's footprint in DeKalb County, Georgia. BGP wants to build 18 new soundstages totaling 1.2 million square feet on a 155-acre greenfield site adjacent to the existing Blackhall Studios complex. The project is expected to cost $250 million, and make it the largest studio facility in the state. Local environmental groups concerned about climate change and pollution have criticized the expansion. They estimate that 3,000 trees will be lost, and are unconvinced that the mitigation the company has proposed is sufficient.
Blackhall Studios was acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Commonwealth Group for $120 million in April 2021. In 2022, the company received a $500 million investment from tech investor Silver Lake and announced its new name, Shadowbox Studios.

Productions

Films

  • Blockers
  • The Spy Who Dumped Me
  • The Hate U Give
  • Venom
  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
  • Godzilla: King of Monsters
  • Doctor Sleep
  • Jumanji: The Next Level
  • The Tomorrow War
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Vacation Friends
  • Copshop
  • Dear Evan Hansen
  • A Loud House Christmas
  • The In Between
  • Senior Year
  • Father of the Bride
  • Secret Headquarters
  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
  • Black Adam
  • Cocaine Bear
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods
  • They Cloned Tyrone
  • The Family Plan
  • The Color Purple
  • Fly Me to the Moon
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon
  • Jackpot!
  • The Piano Lesson
  • Back in Action
  • You're Cordially Invited
  • The Electric State
  • ''Heartland''

    Television series

  • Step Up
  • Lovecraft Country
  • Loki
  • Heels
  • The Game
  • Young Rock
  • The First Lady
  • Ms. Marvel
  • ''Step Up''