George Johnson Entertainment

George Johnson Entertainment is an American independent production company founded by George Johnson and Emily Matthews in 1989. Its successor of George Johnson Entertainment, Matthews' Books (now Matthews Home Entertainment) is a company founded in 2000 by Emily Matthews.

In late 2021, Johnson's youngest son, Derby Matthews, announced that George Johnson Entertainment would be revived on June 28, 2022 (the day when his late father's 84th birthday)

Original
In 1989, Johnson Studios was closed due to George Johnson's daughter Hailey Matthews along with him and his wife moving to Los Angeles. It was left abandoned for a few days until all stuff from Johnson Studios was moved to a new company.

A day after this production company was founded, The first movie that started working was Left 4 Dead 2.

In late 1997, After Johnson's death, Emily Matthews was now the owner of this company until it closed in late 1999 when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. At the time, the company was celebrating its 10th anniversary that year.

Pre-launch
In late 2021, the old George Johnson Entertainment website was updated for the first time since 1999, and the YouTube account of George Johnson Entertainment was created.

In December 2021, Derby Matthews announced that both the Left 4 Dead film series and Balloon Man would be revived due to high demand from fans.

Relaunch
On March 21, 2022, it was announced that George Johnson Entertainment would officially return on June 28, 2022.

The production company was officially opened on June 28, 2022, by Derby Matthews the owner of this production company.