AGBO
AGBO (also known as Gozie AGBO) is an independent entertainment company based in Downtown Los Angeles, founded and led by Anthony and Joe Russo and Mike Larocca. The Russo Brothers are best known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most notably Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Recent AGBO TV releases include Citadel, a television series with Amazon Prime Video starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.[1] Recent AGBO film releases include Extraction, written by Joe Russo and starring Chris Hemsworth; Extraction 2;[2] The Gray Man with Netflix in 2022; and Academy Award-Winning Best Picture film Everything Everywhere All At Once.
This article is about the production company. For the surname, see Agbo.Company type
Privately held company
Motion pictures
Television
2016
- Anthony Russo
Joe Russo - Mike Larocca
- Todd Makurath
Los Angeles, California
- Anthony & Joe Russo (Co-Founders and Executive Chairmen)
- Mike Larocca (Co-Founder and Vice Chairman)
- Angela Russo-Otstot (Chief Creative Officer)
- Christopher Markus (Co-President of Story)
- Stephen McFeely (Co-President of Story)
- Dennis Hands (Chief Financial Officer)
- Nicholas Anglewicz (Chief Operating Officer)
- Jake Aust (Chief Innovation Officer)
- Marian Koltai-Levine (Chief Marketing Officer)
- Rik Toulon (Chief Legal Officer)
- Michael Disco (President of Film)
- Scott Nemes (President of TV)
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Nexon (49%)
AGBO's forthcoming productions include the film The Electric State, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stålenhag, starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown;[3] a live-action remake of Hercules, to be directed by Guy Ritchie,[4] and The Gray Man 2.[5]
History[edit]
Business developments[edit]
In March 2015, the Russo Brothers announced they were launching a production company, then known as Getaway Productions, and tapped Mike Larocca as President.[6]
AGBO was officially founded in 2017 by film veterans and directors the Russo Brothers. Anthony and Joe Russo serve as founders and co-chairmen.[7]
In March 2018, it was announced that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who wrote the screenplays for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, were named Co-Presidents of Story at AGBO, adding to the executive roster.[8] The name "AGBO" was a surname selected randomly by Anthony and Joe Russo from an Ohio phone book years prior.[9]
On January 5, 2022, it was announced that the Russo Brothers sold a minority stake in AGBO - or 38% - to Tokyo-based game maker Nexon, for $400 million.[10] AGBO was consequently valued at $1.1 billion.[10]