John Linson
John Linson is an American film producer, television producer and founder of Linson Entertainment.[1][2] He is known for producing films such as Great Expectations, Lords of Dogtown and The Runaways.
Personal life
Linson was born in Los Angeles, CA. He is a licensed private pilot and longtime motorcycle enthusiast.[3]
Career
John began his career making music videos. Some credits include producing and directing the Porno for Pyros video "Tahitian Moon". He went on to produce Nirvana's Live at the Paramount and the Guns N' Roses mini-documentary entitled Guns N' Roses Don't Cry: Makin' F@*!ing Videos. His first major film production was Great Expectations directed by Alfonso Cuarón. He has since produced films such as Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and The Runaways directed by Floria Sigismondi, which was named by Rolling Stone as the #1 rock film of all time.[4]
In 2014, John and his producing partner Art Linson inked an overall deal with HBO.[5] Their project Yellowstone is penned by Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan. John is also developing Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Atkinson novel The Long Gray Line into a series which will be penned by Phil Klay, who won the National Book Award for Fiction for his book Redeployment.[6]
In 2016, John produced the film The Comedian, an American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, and Harvey Keitel. John also produced The Outsider, which is an action crime drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet and written by Andrew Baldwin. The film stars Jared Leto and Tadanobu Asano.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Titel | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Co-producer |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Producer |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Producer |
| 2008–present | Sons of Anarchy | Executive producer |
| 2010 | The Runaways | Producer |
| 2011 | Live at the Paramount | Producer |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country[8] | Executive producer |
| 2014 | The Money[9] | Executive producer |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Producer |
| 2018 | The Outsider[10] | Producer |
| 2018–present | Yellowstone | Creator/executive producer |
References
- ^ "Linson Entertainment [us]". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "This producer's story is rated: parental guidance - latimes". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "'Sons of Anarchy': overdue biker series on FX - SFGate". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "1. 'The Runaways' | Readers' Poll: The Best Rock Movies of All Time | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Art & John Linson Ink Overall Deal With HBO, Team for 'Yellowstone' Drama - Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "‘The Long Gray Line’ Acquired By ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Producers For HBO Series | Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Jared Leto To Star In Action Thriller 'The Outsider'". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "FX's 'Outlaw Country' Finds Stars, Director | Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "HBO Greenlights David Milch’s ‘The Money’ TV Show Pilot with Brendan Gleeson". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Jeff Sneider,Justin Kroll. "Silver Pictures picks up ‘The Outsider’ script | Variety". variety.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
- John Linson at IMDb