Legendary Entertainment founder and former CEO Thomas Tull and his wife Alba recently listed his estate in Thousand Oaks for sale on the open market. The asking price is $85 million.
The estate is the result of several residences purchased over a period of years. Tull and his wife purchased the properties for an undisclosed amount, renovated or razed to construct the engineered look and feel of the 35-acre compound.
The property’s main house and guest house are complete revisions of existing structures. The prominent style of the main house is late-19th century French aristocratic, with the grounds supporting the conceit: the property also incorporates a working organic farm, with a 15,000 square-foot greenhouse ready to hybridize the next prize-winning rose variety. Raised planting beds are a key component in the landscaping, which has the obsessive look of baroque, and the lush look of romantic design.
The main house, arch bridge and stone walls contain a huge amount of limestone. The look of the residence is of a southern villa, with several arcades, a great deal of wrought iron—including the doors of the dramatically scaled main entrance—and lantern sconces a-plenty.
The interiors of the main house are defined by endless formality and careful craftsmanship: marble, carved limestone, plaster, crystal chandeliers, and dark wood. An ornate skylight offers a potent sense of continuation while maintaining the theme. The main residence measures a stout 32,000 square feet; the living space of all interior spaces measures over 50,000, with twelve bedrooms, and a whopping 32 baths, throughout.
The property also incorporates a stocked pond, orchards, and a stone millhouse.
Tull founded Legendary in 2000. The production company has funded and marketed stylized blockbusters from Christopher Nolan, Guillermo del Toro, Spike Jonze, Michael Mann, and Zhang Yimou. His net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion.
