Westbrook_Studios

Westbrook (company)

Westbrook (company)

American entertainment company

Westbrook Inc. is an American multimedia and entertainment venture company founded by actor Will Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. The company was founded in 2019, in order to execute the Smith Family's global content.[2] It is headquartered in Calabasas, California, with 80 employees as of March 2021.[3]

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The company signed a first-look deal with National Geographic in 2021.[4]

Westbrook's debut film, King Richard, garnered widespread acclaim and earned numerous awards including six nominations (including Best Picture; the first nomination for this company) at 94th Academy Awards and four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Drama), winning Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Smith.

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