Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Friday Night Lights) announced today the launch of Film 45, a new production company formalizing a partnership between Berg and producer Matthew Goldberg (HBO’s State of Play, CNN’s The Sixties) to produce content in the non-scripted and branded entertainment space. Goldberg serves as President.
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Film 45 is currently in production on Season 2 of an 8-episode order of the critically acclaimed series State of Play for HBO. The new season will examine controversial topics in sports and their relevance to society at large.
Recently, Film 45 setup an 8-part series with the History Channel. In the vein of Berg’s box office hit Lone Survivor, the series will detail heroic first-person accounts from U.S. Special Forces. The series is slated to debut in the fall.
With Berg attached to direct, Film 45 will produce a theatrical feature film surrounding megastar Rihanna. A contemporary version of the 1967 rock doc Don’t Look Back, the film will showcase an unfiltered look into Rihanna’s life and how she’s ascended to become a global icon.
As Berg states, “This is an exciting time for unscripted and we are fully committed to being a part of this robust and creative medium.”
Film 45, an entity separate from Berg’s Film 44 production company, is specifically tasked with maximizing the principal’s existing relationships and opportunities to create non-scripted and branded content for film, television and other platforms. In addition to developing original material, the entity will house full-scale production and post-production services.
Film 45 is represented by Lance Klein at WME and David Matlof at Hirsch, Wallerstein, Hayum, Matlof & Fishman.