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Access Entertainment
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
PredecessorRatPac-Dune Entertainment
FoundedMay 2016; 8 years ago (May 2016)
Founders
Headquarters
London, England
,
United Kingdom[2]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Danny Cohen (president)[1]
Services
OwnerLen Blavatnik
ParentAccess Industries
Websiteaccessentertainmentmedia.com

Access Entertainment is an investment fund management company focused on production companies, film, theatre, and digital content. The company, co-founded and led by Danny Cohen, is a division of Access Industries, a multinational industrialist group owned by Len Blavatnik. Notable films financed include the A24's Beau Is Afraid, The Zone of Interest, The Iron Claw, (all 2023) and Focus Features' Conclave (2024).

History

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In late 2015, senior executive Danny Cohen in charge of television output for BBC Television left the company and joined Len Blavatnik's Access Industries.[3] Cohen founded Access Entertainment in May 2016 to invest in the entertainment sector focusing on television and film dramas.[4] By August 2016, Access obtained a first-look deal to develop and finance feature films from Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell's newly formed indie production company, House Productions.[5]

In October 2016, the company entered into a $61.3 million investment deal with BBC Worldwide, allowing scripted shows greenlit by Access to be sold to international markets.[3] In January 2017, Access, BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point jointly founded Benchmark Television, enabling producers to have their television series greenlit without the backing of a network or platform.[6]

In March 2017, Access bought a 24.9% stake in British television production company Bad Wolf.[7] Later in 2021, Sony Pictures Television took a majority stake in Bad Wolf for a reportedly $80 million, acquiring Access’s minority shares.[8] In April 2017, Access acquired James Packer's controlling stake in his and Brett Ratner's RatPac Entertainment company, which gave ownership of RatPac's film, television and documentary business, along with the deal of RatPac-Dune Entertainment venture to co-finance films for Warner Bros. Pictures.[9] A year later, Warner Bros. bought RatPac-Dune Entertainments' film catalogue and its operations.[10]

In 2023, Access began investing in A24 films.[11] In June 2023, Access invested in A24's Euphoria makeup artist Donni Davy's beauty brand Half Magic, inspired from styles popularized by the series .[12] As of March 2025, Access and Warner Bros. Discovery collectively hold a 26% stake in Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13.[13]

Credits

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Film

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List of financed films
Year Title Distributor Executive Produced Gross Ref(s)
2018 The 15:17 to Paris Warner Bros. Pictures No $57.1 million [14][15]
2018 Rampage Warner Bros. Pictures No $428 million [16][17]
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League HBO Max No — [18]
2023 Beau Is Afraid A24 Yes $12.3 million [19][20]
2023 The Zone of Interest A24 Yes $52.8 million [21][22]
2023 The Iron Claw A24 Yes $45.2 million [23][24]
2023 A Kind of Kidnapping Bulldog Film Distribution Yes[a] — [25]
2024 MaXXXine A24 Yes $22.1 million [26][27]
2024 Bird Mubi Yes $1.6 million [28][29]
2024 Conclave Focus Features Yes $111.2 million [30][31]
2024 Starve Acre Brainstorm Media Yes $160,498
(limited) 		[32][33]
2024 The Deb TBA Yes[b] — [34]

Upcoming

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List of upcoming financed films
Year Title Distributor Executive Produced Ref(s)
2025 The Legend of Ochi A24 Yes [35]
2025 Materialists A24 Yes [36]
2025 The Last Musician of Auschwitz Abacus Media Rights Yes [21]
TBA Young Stalin — TBA [37]

Television

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Theatre

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cohen only
  2. ^ Blavatnik produced through AI Film, while Cohen executive produced through Access.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bano, Tim (July 18, 2024). "President of Access Entertainment Danny Cohen". The Stage. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Szalai, Georg (May 12, 2016). "Former BBC TV Boss Danny Cohen Joins Len Blavatnik to Launch Access Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Barraclough, Leo (October 27, 2016). "BBC Worldwide Eyes $61.3 Million Drama Deal With Danny Cohen's Access". Variety. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 12, 2016). "Danny Cohen Resurfaces At Len Blavatnik-Backed Access Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Ritman, Alex (August 8, 2016). "Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell Launch New U.K. Indie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Barraclough, Leo (January 12, 2017). "BBC Worldwide, Access, Lookout Point Launch Benchmark". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (March 27, 2017). "Access Ent Takes Bite Of Bad Wolf; Tom Pullen Joins Dragonfly – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 1, 2021). "Sony Confirms Acquisition of His Dark Materials Producer Bad Wolf, Buys Out Sky/HBO Minority Stake". Variety. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Szalai, Georg (April 18, 2017). "Len Blavatnik's Access Entertainment Buys James Packer's Stake in RatPac". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (January 2, 2019). "Warner Bros Exercises Matching Rights To Win RatPac Dune Library: $290M-$300M". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ^ Thomas, Daniel (November 19, 2023). "Leonard Blavatnik's entertainment empire plans media acquisition spree". Financial Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  12. ^ Raoti, Priya (July 27, 2023). "The Makeup Artist At The Centre of Gen-Z". The Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2025). "Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Warner Bros. Discovery to Sell Controlling Stake in Reshet 13". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "The 15:17 to Paris (2018)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ^ "The 15:17 to Paris (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  16. ^ McNary, Dave (January 3, 2019). "Warner Bros. Buys RatPac-Dune Library, Including Wonder Woman, Gravity". Variety. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "Rampage (2018)". Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  18. ^ "Zack Snyder's Justice League Registration record PA0002285188". U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  19. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 15, 2023). "Leonine & A24 Close All Rights Deal For Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid: EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "Beau is Afraid (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  21. ^ a b Goldbart, Max (July 30, 2024). "Zone Of Interest Backer Funds BBC Doc On Last Musician Of Auschwitz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  22. ^ "The Zone of Interest (2023)". Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  23. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (September 21, 2023). "A24's The Iron Claw Wrestling Movie Gets SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement". TheWrap. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  24. ^ "The Iron Claw (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  25. ^ Film, Bulldog (June 11, 2023). "A Kind of Kidnapping". Bulldog Film Distribution. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  26. ^ Rooney, David (June 26, 2024). "MaXXXine Review: Mia Goth and Ti West's Slasher Trilogy Wraps With a Torrid Love Letter to '80s Genre Filmmaking". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  27. ^ "MaXXXine (2024)". Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  28. ^ Roxborough, Scott (June 4, 2024). "Andrea Arnold's Bird Takes Flight With Global Distribution Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  29. ^ "Bird (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  30. ^ Tabbara2025-02-07T11:42:00+00:00, Mona. "House execs talk 'Conclave' challenges, BBC relationship and upcoming projects". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "Conclave (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  32. ^ Barraclough, Leo (October 30, 2023). "Folk Horror Starve Acre, Starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark, Sells to Multiple Territories, Including North America". Variety. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  33. ^ "Starve Acre (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  34. ^ Ravindran, Manori (March 24, 2023). "Rebel Wilson Directing Her First Movie The Deb, An Australian Musical Comedy About a Debutante Ball Set in the Outback". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  35. ^ Lowe, Justin (January 27, 2025). "The Legend of Ochi Review: A24's Family-Friendly Fantasy Is a Richly Imagined, Gorgeously Designed Throwback". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  36. ^ Smart, Jack (March 18, 2025). "Dakota Johnson Must Choose Between Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in Dramatic Materialists Trailer". People. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  37. ^ Ritman, Alex (September 10, 2024). "Young Stalin Biopic in Works From Zone of Interest Producer Access Entertainment, Georgian Banner Independent Film Project (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  38. ^ Balaga, Marta (March 17, 2023). "Access Entertainment Invests in Israeli Series Red Skies, Co-Created by Euphorias' Ron Leshem (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  39. ^ "Dominic West-Led A View From The Bridge Begins Performances in London's West End May 23". Playbill. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  40. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (May 10, 2024). "Breaking Baz: Sarah Snook Signs For 2025 Broadway Run Of Her West End Hit The Picture Of Dorian Gray'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  41. ^ Wild, Stephi (March 3, 2025). "Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell Join the Cast of The Deep Blue Sea". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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