Jon Jashni
Jon Jashni is an American film producer .
Life
Jashni studied from 1983 to 1984 at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and from 1986 to 1987 at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles .
From the mid-1980s he was involved in the making of various feature films at Daniel Melnick's The IndieProd Company as a production associate. From 1989 to 1991 he worked as Creative Executive at Columbia Pictures in the production of films such as Bram Stoker's Dracula or And daily greets the groundhog . This was followed by positions at film production company Giant Pictures, which works for Warner Bros. , and at 20th Century Fox . In 1999 he became a partner at Alchemy Entertainment . From 2002 to 2005 he was President of Hyde Park Entertainment .
In 2006 he started working for Thomas Tull's production company Legendary Pictures , where he produced films such as Pacific Rim , Godzilla , Katakomben , Blackhat , Crimson Peak , Krampus and Warcraft: The Beginning over the next few years . In late February 2016, Jashni resigned as President and Chief Creative Officer of Legendary Pictures.
He then founded the Investmend Fund Raintree Ventures , with which he wants to finance various projects in the entertainment industry.
Jashni is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America . He is also a trustee of the American Film Institute .
Filmography (selection)
Executive Producer
- 1994: Black Paradise (The Inkwell)
- 2002: Sweet Home Alabama - Love in a Detour (Sweet Home Alabama)
- 2005: Dreamer - A dream comes true (Dreamer)
- 2006: Poseidon
- 2007: Trick 'r Treat
- 2009: Shopping-Center King - Here my law applies (Observe and Report)
- 2009: Hangover (The Hangover)
- 2009: Ninja Assassin
- 2009: Where the Wild Things Are (Where the Wild Things Are)
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2010: Jonah Hex
- 2010: The Town (The Town)
- 2011: Sucker Punch
- 2012: Wrath of the Titans (Wrath of the Titans)
- 2013: Jack and the Giants (Jack the Giant Slayer)
- 2013: 42 - The true story of a sports legend (42)
- 2014: 300: Rise of an Empire
- 2014: Dracula Untold
- 2014: Unbroken
- 2014: Seventh Son
- 2015: Straight Outta Compton
Co-producer
- 1999: Hurricane (The Hurricane)
- 1999: Anna and the King (Anna and the King)
Producer
- 2005: Shopgirl
- 2007: Premonition (Premonition)
- 2013: Pacific Rim
- 2014: Godzilla
- 2014: Catacombs (As Above, So Below)
- 2015: Blackhat
- 2015: Crimson Peak
- 2015: Krampus
- 2016: Warcraft: The Beginning (Warcraft)
- 2016: Spectral
- 2016: The Great Wall
- 2017: Kong: Skull Island
- 2018: Pacific Rim: Uprising
- 2019: Godzilla II: King of the Monsters
Web links
- Jon Jashni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jon Jashni to Exit as Legendary Pictures President to Form Investment Fund on variety.com, accessed June 6, 2016
- ↑ 2012 New Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Members at imdb.com, accessed June 6, 2016
- ↑ Producers Mark full list at producersguild.org, accessed June 6, 2016
- ↑ AFI Board of Trustees at afi.com, accessed June 6, 2016
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jashni, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |