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Mr. Oliver received his J.D. with Honors specializing in Entertainment Law from Whittier College School of Law. Prior to attending law school he also studied at the University of California at Berkeley and has a B.A. in Political Science. SCOTT FRANKLIN (Producer) was born and raised in New York where he has established himself as a well-respected veteran of the NYC filmmaking community. Franklin’s last film, THE WRESTLER, starred Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. THE WRESTLER was the recipient of the Golden Lion award at the 2008 Venice Film Festival. Other awards included Best Picture, Best Actor (Mickey Rourke), and Best Cinematography (Maryse Alberti) at the Independent Spirit Awards 2009. Rourke and Tomei also received Academy Award nominations for their performances as well as a win for Rourke at the Golden Globes along with Bruce Springsteen for Best Song (The Wrestler). His previous film HOUNDDOG, starring Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright-Penn, and David Morse premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where it was a finalist for the Grand Jury Prize. Before that, Franklin served as a co-producer on Aronofsky’s REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, which premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and was named in over 150 Top Ten Lists of 2000. It received many international awards, five Independent Spirit Award nominations, and star Ellen Burstyn received Golden Globe and Academy Award Best Actress nominations. As the Associate Producer, his collaboration on Aronofsky’s debut, π, premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival where it won the festivals Best Director’s Award. It went on to win several international awards including Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and the Open Palm Gotham Award. BRADLEY J. FISCHER (Executive Producer) Brad Fischer began his career at Phoenix Pictures in 1998, rising through the ranks to Co-President of Production in 2007, reporting directly to Phoenix Pictures Chairman and CEO Mike Medavoy. During his tenure at Phoenix, Fischer has been instrumental in discovering, developing, packaging and producing many high-profile motion picture projects, producing a total of seven films over the last seven years. Most recently, Fischer produced Martin Scorsese’s latest film SHUTTER ISLAND, based on the New York Times bestseller by Dennis Lehane, acclaimed author of MYSTIC RIVER and GONE BABY GONE. After securing film rights to the book, Fischer sent it to screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis with whom he developed the project. Scorsese and DiCaprio quickly signed on and the fully packaged project was set up on a productioncommitment basis at Paramount Pictures shortly thereafter. Following its world premiere Gala Screening at the Berlin International Film Festival, SHUTTER ISLAND was released on February 19, 2010 and debuted to a $41 million dollar opening weekend, ranking at that time as the biggest opener for Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio in their individual careers. It has since gone on to gross almost $300 million dollars worldwide, making it Scorsese’s highest grossing movie ever. 25
Among Fischer’s other recent credits is the critically acclaimed David Fincher film ZODIAC, which he produced. An Official Selection of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, ZODIAC stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. It was released by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures to massive worldwide critical acclaim, and was one of the best-reviewed films of 2007. In 2010, ZODIAC was named one of the 10 best films of the decade by Entertainment Weekly, Time Out New York, The Chicago Tribune and The New York Post, among many other critics and journalists around the world. Among the upcoming projects Fischer is attached to produce are a reboot of ROBOCOP, which he is developing with Darren Aronofsky, science-fiction epic ANVIL OF STARS, based on the novel by Greg Bear, KOKO by Peter Straub, which Ken Nolan (BLACK HAWK DOWN) will adapt, and an upcoming slate that includes projects with directors Alex Proyas (I, ROBOT) and Frank Darabont (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION). In 2006, Fischer was selected by the Hollywood Reporter for their 13 th annual “Next Generation” special issue as one of Hollywood’s top 35 executives under 35 years of age. And in the Spring 2008 issue of Los Angeles Confidential magazine, Fischer was profiled as a “Power Producer” and recognized as “one of Hollywood’s most promising producers of sophisticated, challenging films.” In addition to his work at Phoenix Pictures, Fischer serves on the board of directors of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles. Fischer graduated from Columbia University in 1998 with a BA in Film Studies and Psychology and is a native of New York. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife Karen, their baby girl, Olivia, and three dogs, Katie, Chloe and Bentley. ARI HANDEL (Executive Producer) is president of Prøtøzøa Pictures, a post he assumed in 2004. He co-wrote the story for Darren Aronofsky’s THE FOUNTAIN, the 2006 fantasy-romance starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, and served as associate producer on the film. He was also associate producer on Aronofsky’s award-winning THE WRESTLER in 2008. Handel received a PhD in Neuroscience from New York University before his interest in storytelling led him away from science and into film. In addition to his work at Prøtøzøa, he is vice-chairman of the board and storyteller for The Moth, a non-profit whose live shows, podcasts and radio hour are dedicated to the art of the raconteur. TYLER THOMPSON (Executive Producer) is co-founder of Cross Creek Pictures. His first film as executive producer under the aegis of Cross Creek was BURNING PALMS, written and directed by Christopher Landon, starring Zöe Saldana, Dylan McDermott, Paz Vega, Rosamund Pike, Shannen Doherty and Lake Bell. Thompson’s family has been in the oil and gas business for four generations. From 2006-2008, he developed and helped run Highland Transportation, a family owned business based in Louisiana. In 2008,Thompson decided to branch out of the family business to pursue a career in the film industry. Following a trip to Los Angeles during which he found the script for BURNING PALMS, Thompson pulled together the financing and served as Executive Producer on the film. While the film was in production, he founded Cross Creek Pictures, a production company based in Los Angeles, with offices in Memphis, Houston 26
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