In 2003, martial arts enthusiast Lauro Chartrand-DelValle took a job as fight coordinator on Edward Zwick‘s historical action film “The Last Samurai” and assumed it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “I thought I was extremely fortunate to get a chance to do a samurai epic once in my career,” Chartrand-DelValle told IndieWire. He was thrilled, therefore, when Hiroyuki Sanada, one of the actors from “The Last Samurai,” revealed that he was working on FX’s new adaptation of James Clavell’s “Shōgun” and wanted to collaborate with Chartrand-DelValle again. “It was a dream job,” the stunt coordinator said.
Like “The Last Samurai,” “Shōgun” is a period epic filled with elaborately choreographed action and massive challenges for a stunt team, but Chartrand-DelValle felt well prepared given the series’ generous pre-production schedule. “Right out of the gate the first huge task was to train everybody as best we could prior to going in front of the camera,...
Like “The Last Samurai,” “Shōgun” is a period epic filled with elaborately choreographed action and massive challenges for a stunt team, but Chartrand-DelValle felt well prepared given the series’ generous pre-production schedule. “Right out of the gate the first huge task was to train everybody as best we could prior to going in front of the camera,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Bob Yari, producer of Oscar winner Crash and exec producer on TV series including Yellowstone and The Mayor Of Kingstown, and his WonderHill Studios partner Marvin Peart (The War With Grandpa), are teaming up with the Georgian government and Eastern European and Central Asian investment firm Silk Road Group in a bid to grow the number of Hollywood film and TV productions filming in Georgia.
With direct support from the Georgian government, WonderHill and Silk Road have launched film production and financing Jv WonderSilk Studios (Wss), which is also aiming to accelerate local productions.
The aim is to forge public and private partnerships with the government and large companies in Georgia and the region. Wss wants to help pave the way for Hollywood studios and indie film producers to tap into local sites, tax credits (the country has a 20-25% rebate), studios, personnel and talent. To date, Georgia has...
With direct support from the Georgian government, WonderHill and Silk Road have launched film production and financing Jv WonderSilk Studios (Wss), which is also aiming to accelerate local productions.
The aim is to forge public and private partnerships with the government and large companies in Georgia and the region. Wss wants to help pave the way for Hollywood studios and indie film producers to tap into local sites, tax credits (the country has a 20-25% rebate), studios, personnel and talent. To date, Georgia has...
- 11/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Yari and Marvin Peart’s new content venture WonderHill Studios has named four key executives to bolster operations, Variety can report exclusively.
Joining Oscar winner Yari and Peart are executives including The Weinstein Company veteran Laurent Ouaknine as president of distribution; David McPherson as president of music and VP of alternative TV; former Solstice Studios CFO Shaun Williams in the same role; and Cj Vranca as executive vice president of business and legal affairs.
“This incredibly talented team has invaluable experience and are key pillars to what we are building at WonderHill Studios,” said Yari and Peart. “We look forward to sharing our team’s strategic initiatives as we collaborate and grow our upcoming versatile slate within film and television.”
Ouaknine has over two decades experience in the distribution game, having generated over $2.5 billion in domestic box office on titles that earned 70 Academy Award nominations. At TWC, he worked on films including “Inglorious Basterds,...
Joining Oscar winner Yari and Peart are executives including The Weinstein Company veteran Laurent Ouaknine as president of distribution; David McPherson as president of music and VP of alternative TV; former Solstice Studios CFO Shaun Williams in the same role; and Cj Vranca as executive vice president of business and legal affairs.
“This incredibly talented team has invaluable experience and are key pillars to what we are building at WonderHill Studios,” said Yari and Peart. “We look forward to sharing our team’s strategic initiatives as we collaborate and grow our upcoming versatile slate within film and television.”
Ouaknine has over two decades experience in the distribution game, having generated over $2.5 billion in domestic box office on titles that earned 70 Academy Award nominations. At TWC, he worked on films including “Inglorious Basterds,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran film producer Bob Yari (“Crash”) and music executive turned content maker Marvin Peart have formed WonderHill Studios, a film and production entity that will also offer independent theatrical distribtuion.
Yari and Peat privately raised equity for the new company, for which they will serve as co-founders and co-CEOs. The label will also dabble in film acquisitions and rights sales to foreign territories.
“WonderHill Studios is eager to fill a crucial hole within the theatrical and television space, while also focusing on diversity in cinema and television in front and behind the camera. We are dedicated to building a diverse C-suite, and delivering quality independent films to the theatrical marketplace,” Yari said.
Peart highlighted the “the incredibly experienced and creative team we are building, we are optimistic and excited for the future of this company focusing on bringing fresh and groundbreaking television to viewers, as well driving audiences of all...
Yari and Peat privately raised equity for the new company, for which they will serve as co-founders and co-CEOs. The label will also dabble in film acquisitions and rights sales to foreign territories.
“WonderHill Studios is eager to fill a crucial hole within the theatrical and television space, while also focusing on diversity in cinema and television in front and behind the camera. We are dedicated to building a diverse C-suite, and delivering quality independent films to the theatrical marketplace,” Yari said.
Peart highlighted the “the incredibly experienced and creative team we are building, we are optimistic and excited for the future of this company focusing on bringing fresh and groundbreaking television to viewers, as well driving audiences of all...
- 3/29/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran film financiers and producers Bob Yari and Marvin Peart have partnered to launch WonderHill Studios as co-founders and co-CEOs.
With an announcement timed for the Cannes Film Festival, the film and TV production and distribution company will seek out a lane in the indie theatrical space by producing film and TV content and pursuing domestic film distribution, acquisitions and foreign sales.
“WonderHill Studios is eager to fill a crucial hole within the theatrical and television space, while also focusing on diversity in cinema and television in front and behind the camera. We are dedicated to building a diverse C-suite, and delivering quality independent films to the theatrical marketplace,” said Yari in a statement on Wednesday.
Yari earned a best picture Oscar in 2006 for Crash, but soon afterwards got bogged down in legal woes amidst battles with creditors and litigation with industry creatives. His other film credits include The Illusionist,...
With an announcement timed for the Cannes Film Festival, the film and TV production and distribution company will seek out a lane in the indie theatrical space by producing film and TV content and pursuing domestic film distribution, acquisitions and foreign sales.
“WonderHill Studios is eager to fill a crucial hole within the theatrical and television space, while also focusing on diversity in cinema and television in front and behind the camera. We are dedicated to building a diverse C-suite, and delivering quality independent films to the theatrical marketplace,” said Yari in a statement on Wednesday.
Yari earned a best picture Oscar in 2006 for Crash, but soon afterwards got bogged down in legal woes amidst battles with creditors and litigation with industry creatives. His other film credits include The Illusionist,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Yari and Marvin Peart have today announced the launch of WonderHill Studios, a new production and distribution company that will operate in the independent space, focusing on film and television production, domestic film distribution, acquisitions and foreign sales.
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The pair of veteran producers and media executives will run WonderHill as Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, prioritizing the development of a versatile slate and the theatrical route for features, as they look to bolster diversity both in media and in the C-suite.
Collectively producing a diversified collection of over 50 films and TV series to date, Yari and Peart are co-founders...
Related Story ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’ Duo Launch TV & Film Shingle Related Story Weinstein Company Buyer Lantern Capital Facing December Trial In Battle With 'War With Grandpa' Producer Marvin Peart Over Assets' Purchase – Update Related Story How Marvin Peart Rescued 'The War With Grandpa'; Producer Already Hatching Sequel
The pair of veteran producers and media executives will run WonderHill as Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, prioritizing the development of a versatile slate and the theatrical route for features, as they look to bolster diversity both in media and in the C-suite.
Collectively producing a diversified collection of over 50 films and TV series to date, Yari and Peart are co-founders...
- 3/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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