Executive Producer Credits; Roles and Responsibilities
Director Catherine Hardwicke.
Co-developed script; casting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Engineered Toronto launch. Responsible for sale to Lionsgate for US and eOne for UK. EP credit.
My role in development was to help the team keep the film on track to be a comedy drama with wide appeal that could land investors and an A-list cast, rather than a gritty British drama which the subject matter could have implied.
NORTHMEN – A VIKING SAGA
D. Claudio Fäh.
Script, casting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sold to Starz for US.
I had seen Ed Skrein in Ill Manors and persuaded producer and director, who’d never heard of him, to cast him as chief baddie. He’s gone on to be cast as the replacement for Jason Statham in The Transporter reboot and Ajax in Deadpool.
D. Marah Strauch.
Edit advice. Sold to Universal. EP credit.
Universal was looking for ‘The next Senna’. I had been tracking this project and made the introduction. Universal coming on board meant the project, in production but with no budget, could be completed.
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Casting advice. Created marketing materials. Sold to Universal. EP credit.
I managed to saved the deal, which was about to go belly up due to a contractual impasse, with creative compromises which would ultimately benefit both sides.
D. Jon Wright.
Script, casting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sundance launch. Sold to IFC for US and Sony for UK. EP credit.
I worked with writer Kevin Lehane and the production team discussing ways to reduce the budget by revisiting number of action set pieces, characters, locations to give it a better chance of getting financed.
Script, casting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sold to Xlrator for US and Paramount for UK. EP credit.
DIRTY GIRL. D. Abe Sylvia.
Casting advice. Created marketing materials. Toronto launch. Sold to Weinstein. EP credit.
I helped negotiate the US deal with Weinstein alongside the WME team during the premiere of the film in Toronto.
THE INFIDEL
Script, shooting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Tribeca launch. Sold to Tribeca for US.
I advised on script with writer David Baddiel, suggesting edits and changes to appeal to and ameliorate its chances with international audiences not just a UK one.
BIG RIVER MAN
Edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sundance launch. Sold to Discovery for US.
I helped raise finishing funds and hunted down an interesting and inventive deal in the US.
Script, casting and edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sundance launch. Sold to IFC for US and Momentum (formerly eOne) for UK. EP credit.
I supported the director in his casting choices when there was pressure to “cast up”.
D. Olly Blackburn
Edit advice. Created marketing materials. Sundance launch. Sold to Magnolia for US.
I came up with the idea of Donkey Punch fingerless gloves as a promotional item for the Sundance launch. They still get talked about today.