Type A Films

Type A Films
Company type	Private
Industry	Production company
Founded	2000; 24 years ago
Founder	Reese Witherspoon; Debra Siegel
Fate	Merged with Bruna Papandrea's Make Movies
Successor	Pacific Standard
Key people	Jennifer Simpson (President)

Type A Films was a film production company founded by actress and producer Reese Witherspoon in 2000.

History

Witherspoon wanted to start her own company to be able to produce quality films for young women. Her success with Legally Blonde allowed Type A Films to expand and get more recognition in the industry. Before Jennifer Simpson became its president in 2002, she was the head of development and production for Barry Mendel Productions where she worked on films, such as The Sixth Sense and The Royal Tenenbaums.^[1]

In 2012, the company merged with Bruna Papandrea's Make Movies banner to create a new production company entitled Pacific Standard.^[2] In November 2016, Witherspoon, Seth Rodsky and Otter Media formed Hello Sunshine, of which Pacific Standard became a subsidiary.^[3]

The company gets its name from an early nickname of Witherspoon's "Little Miss Type A".^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Gross (worldwide)
2001	Legally Blonde	Robert Luketic	$141.8 million
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Charles Herman-Wurmfeld	$124.9 million
2006	Penelope	Mark Palansky	$21.2 million
2008	Four Christmases	Seth Gordon	$163.7 million
2009	Legally Blondes	Savage Steve Holland	—

References

^ Goodridge, Mike (June 20, 2002). "Witherspoon hires Simpson at Type A". Screen International. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^ Kit, Borys (March 8, 2012). "Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Panadrea Merge Production Companies to Create Pacific Standard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^ Busch, Anita (November 21, 2016). "Reese Witherspoon, Otter Media Pact For New Company Hello Sunshine". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^ Meyer, Norma (September 27, 2002). "A type A is already on A-list". SignOnSanDiego. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[1] Goodridge, Mike (June 20, 2002). "Witherspoon hires Simpson at Type A". Screen International. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[2] Kit, Borys (March 8, 2012). "Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Panadrea Merge Production Companies to Create Pacific Standard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[3] Busch, Anita (November 21, 2016). "Reese Witherspoon, Otter Media Pact For New Company Hello Sunshine". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[4] Meyer, Norma (September 27, 2002). "A type A is already on A-list". SignOnSanDiego. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

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