Phoenix Pictures is an American independent film production company that has produced films since the mid to late 1990s with features including The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), The Thin Red Line (1998), Zodiac (2007), Black Swan (2010), and Shutter Island (2010).
[1] Producers Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix Pictures in November 1995 as an independent production company.
They acquired financing from Onex Corporation, Pearson Television, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
[2][3] It struck a deal with CBS to air its movies on network television.
[5] Variety said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than 25 films with the same executive team in place.