Nathan Ross

Nathan Ross
Occupation Film Producer, Talent Manager

Nathan Ross is an American Film Producer and former Talent Agent. He is an Indiana University Alumni and John Marshall Law School Graduate.[1]

Career

Film

Recent work includes executive producer on Dallas Buyers Club (starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto.[2][3] ) along side his directing partner, whom he also manages, Jean-Marc Vallée.[3][4] It was released by Focus Features on November 1, 2013 and won three Academy Awards (including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor) and was nominated for six in total.

He was also executive producer on Wild (starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern) and directed by Vallée for Fox Searchlight, which was released on December 3, 2014.[5]

As reported in November 2014, his next project, Get It While You Can, which will star Amy Adams as Janis Joplin with Vallée directing, is in development as of the second half of 2015.[6][7][8]

Ross' next film release will be Demolition, which Vallée also directed, with Jake Gyllenhall, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper for Fox Searchlight. It is scheduled to be released the first half of 2016.[9][10][11]

Television

Ross is currently working on an HBO series, Big Little Lies, an adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s 2014 darkly comic novel about three mothers of kindergartners, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz and Kathryn Newton co-star.[12]

Additionally Ross is executive producer along side Jean-Marc Vallee on an adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s debut thriller novel Sharp Objects, the project is currently in pre-production.[13] The project has landed at HBO with an eight-episode straight-to-series first season order, starring Amy Adams.[14]

Early career

Prior to producing, Ross was a motion picture agent at ICM Partners from 2003-2010 - primarily representing directors and screenwriters for film.[1][15][16][17] He was profiled by The Hollywood Reporter in November 2008 in their "Next Gen 35 Under 35", which recognizes entertainment executives in their yearly issue.[17][18]

References

  1. 1 2 http://d97a3ad6c1b09e180027-5c35be6f174b10f62347680d094e609a.r46.cf2.rackcdn.com/films/film/production_notes-4cc09a5a-fe90-48f8-8505-146e1c8a62e7.pdf
  2. ↑ "Northbrook mom goes to The Oscars". northbrooktower.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "'The Dallas Buyers Club,' the AIDS film no one wanted to make". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nathan Ross - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "‘Wild’ Director Jean-Marc Vallee Boarding Amy Adams’ Janis Joplin Biopic". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jean-Marc Vallée in Talks to Direct Amy Adams in Janis Joplin Biopic". TheWrap. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. "Jean-Marc Vallee To Direct Amy Adams In Janis Joplin Biopic". Deadline. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Amy Adams' Long-Delayed Janis Joplin Biopic Moves Forward". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Tribune Content Agency (4 September 2014). "TORONTO: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts on Romancer 'Demolition'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Jen Yamato. "Jake Gyllenhaal Drama ‘Demolition’ Sells To The World - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Vallée, Jean-Marc (2016-04-08), Demolition, retrieved 2016-03-15
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise. "Jean-Marc Vallée To Direct All 7 Episodes Of HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "‘Sharp Objects’ Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Gillian Flynn, Marti Noxon & Blumhouse Shopped By eOne". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  14. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "HBO Orders ‘Sharp Objects’ Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn, Jean-Marc Vallée & eOne". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  15. ↑ Los Angeles Times (26 November 2014). "Director Jean-Marc Vallee is on a 'Wild' ride in Hollywood". latimes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Foreign directors taking on Hollywood". Reuters. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  17. 1 2 AP. "THR Next Gen 2008: Agents and managers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Nathan Ross Pictures - The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen 35 Under 35 Party - Zimbio". Zimbio. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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