Jon Jashni
Jon Jashni is an American media investor and advisor.
Work
[edit]In 1999, Jashni and Kevin Burns formed Synthesis Entertainment, which develops and produces content based on properties of the Irwin Allen estate[1] such as Poseidon, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,[2] The Time Tunnel and Lost in Space.
From 2006 to 2016 Jashni was president and chief creative officer of Legendary Entertainment,[3][4] working as a producer and developing film projects including Kong: Skull Island,[5] The Great Wall,[6] Warcraft,[7] Crimson Peak,[8] Godzilla (2014),[9] 42,[10] and Pacific Rim.[11][12][13][14] He also played a key role in corporate dealings including the sale of Legendary to the Dalian Wanda Group Co for $3.5 billion.[15][16] In 2016 he started Raintree Ventures, an entertainment-related investment fund.[17]
He is an executive producer of a Netflix Lost in Space series released in 2018.[18][19][20]
He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[21] and the Producers Guild of America,[22] and a trustee emeritus of the American Film Institute.[23]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Executive producer
- The Inkwell (1994)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Dreamer (2005)
- Poseidon (2006)
- Trick 'r Treat (2007)
- Observe and Report (2009)
- The Hangover (2009)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Ninja Assassin (2009)
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Jonah Hex (2010)
- The Town (2010)
- Sucker Punch (2011)
- Wrath of the Titans (2012)
- Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
- 42 (2013)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
- Dracula Untold (2014)
- Unbroken (2014)
- Seventh Son (2015)
- Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Producer
- Anna and the King (1999) (co-producer)
- The Hurricane (co-producer)
- Shopgirl (2005)
- Premonition (2007)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Godzilla (2014)
- As Above, So Below (2014)
- Blackhat (2015)
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Krampus (2015)
- Spectral (2016)
- Warcraft (2016)
- The Great Wall (2017)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Television
[edit]Associate Producer
- Get Smart, Again! (1989)
Executive producer
- The Time Tunnel (2002)
- The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)
- Lost in Space (2018)
- Make It Work (2019)
- Equal (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ Adalian, Josef (March 4, 2002) "Fox TV rewinds Allen's sci-fi hits" Variety
- ^ Fleming, Michael, June 24, 2004 "Fox 2000 dives into 'Voyage'" Variety
- ^ Fleming, Michael, September 20, 2011 "Legendary Ups Jon Jashni to President" Deadline Hollywood
- ^ Connelly, Brendon, July 16, 2013 "When Bleeding Cool Called Up Jon Jashni, President Of Legendary Entertainment" Bleeding Cool
- ^ Cabin, Chris, February 18, 2017 Kong Skull Island: Five New Clips Find the King Facing off with Monsters & Humans Collider
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy, December 16, 2016 The Great Wall Scales $24.3M in First Day of China Release Deadline Hollywood
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment (May 9, 2006). "BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® AND LEGENDARY PICTURES TO PRODUCE LIVE-ACTION WARCRAFT® MOVIE". Web.Archive.org
- ^ Chitwood, Adam, December 3, 2012 Guillermo del Toro to Next Direct Haunted House Story Crimson Peak Collider
- ^ Graser, Marc, May 6, 2014 How Godzilla Roared Again with Director Gareth Edwards, Legendary Thomas Tull Variety
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 1, 2011). "Jackie Robinson biopic takes flight". Variety
- ^ Mortimer, Ben, July 16, 2013 "The HeyUGuys Interview: Legendary's Jon Jashni on Pacific Rim's 'Leap of Faith' and Godzilla"
- ^ Armitage, Hugh, April 7, 2017 "The Batman's Joe Mangianello Was Nearly Cast as Superman in Man of Steel" Digital Spy
- ^ Kilday, Gregg, April 30, 2014 "Legendary's Thomas Tull Talks 'Godzilla,' Universal Move, China Plans in Rare Interview" THR
- ^ Billington, Alex, May 15, 2004 Interview: Legendary Pictures CEO: Thomas Tull on Monsters & Movies First Showing
- ^ Cunningham, Todd (January 6, 2016) "How China's Wanda Buying 'Jurassic World' Producer Legendary Will Change Hollywood". The Wrap
- ^ Fritz, Ben (January 12, 2016) "China's Dalian Wanda Buys Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 Billion" Wall Street Journal
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike, February 29, 2016 "Legendary Entertainment President Jon Jashni Exits to Form Raintree Ventures" Deadline Hollywood
- ^ Goldberg, Leslie, June 29, 2016 "'Lost in Space' Reboot Scores 10-Episode Series Order at Netflix" THR
- ^ Chichizola, Corey (April 2018) "Why Netflix's Lost In Space Gender-Swapped The Dr. Smith Role" Cinema Blend
- ^ Otterson, Joe (May 14, 2018) 'Lost in Space' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Variety
- ^ Killday, Gregg, June 29, 2012 "Jessica Chastain and Matthew McConaughey Among 176 Invited to Join The Academy" The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Producers Mark Full List". Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ Firstenberg, Jean; Hindman, James (2017). Becoming AFI: 50 years inside the American Film Institute. ISBN 978-1595800947.
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