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Red Crown Productions Llc™ Daniel Crown anD Daniela Taplin lunDberg RED CROWN PRODUCTIONS LLC ™ RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 1 9/14/10 8:24 PM mission statement Red Crown Productions LLC (“Red Crown”), founded in 2010 by Daniel Crown and Daniela Taplin Lundberg, is a privately financed New York-based production company. Red Crown produces film and television spanning a wide range of genres and budgets. Red Crown will focus on smart and commercial pictures in both the independent and studio space. Leading the company is a deeply experienced team whose previous credits include, “The Kids Are All Right,” starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, “Grace is Gone,” starring John Cusack, and “New York, I Love You” starring Shia Labeouf, Orlando Bloom and Natalie Portman. Their upcoming theatrical releases are, “The Winning Season,” starring Sam Rockwell; “Dirty Girl” starring Juno Temple, and “The Romantics,” starring Katie Holmes. Red Crown is currently in development on “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” as a mini- series, which Taylor Hackford is attached to direct. It is also producing a theatrical adaptation of Curtis Sittenfeld’s acclaimed novel “American Wife,” which will star Anne Hathaway and is to be directed by Jonathan Demme. The company aims to produce two to three per year of budgets between $5MM and $100MM and will aim for studio partnerships with studio producers when necessary. RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 2 9/14/10 8:24 PM FILmOgRaPhY loneSome jim (2004) Director: Steve Buscemi Cast: Liv Tyler, Casey Affl eck Budget: $500,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $1,500,000 Distributor: IFC Films The baXTer (2004) Director: Michael Showalter Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Justin Theroux, Michelle Williams, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black Budget: $2,000,000 Worldwide Sale Price: N/A Distributor: IFC Films *The Baxter was released by its fi nancier The grounD TruTh (2005) Director: Patricia Foulkrod Cast: N/A, documentary Budget: $270,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $650,000 Distributor: Focus Features RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 3 9/14/10 8:24 PM FILmOgRaPhY DeDiCaTion (2006) Director: Justin Theroux Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Dianne Wiest Budget: $2,000,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $3,500,000 Distributor: The Weinstein Co. graCe iS gone (2006) Director: James C. Strouse Cast: John Cusack Budget: $2,400,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $4,000,000 Distributor: The Weinstein Co. greaT worlD of SounD (2006) Director: Craig Zobel Cast: N/A Budget: $60,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $120,000 Distributor: Magnolia Pictures RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 4 9/14/10 8:24 PM The winning SeaSon (2010) Director: James C. Strouse Cast: Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts Budget: $3,500,000 Domestic and Foreign Sale Price to Date: $2,750,000 Distributor: Lionsgate Films The romanTics (2010) Director: Galt Niederhoffer Cast: Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody and Candice Bergen Budget: $5,000,000 Current domestic and foreign sales stand at $2,500,000 with additional foreign territories pending Distributor: Paramount Famous The Kids are all righT (2010) Director: Lisa Cholodenko Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Mia Wasikowska Budget: $4,000,000 Worldwide Sale Price: $5,500,000 Distributor: Focus Features RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 5 9/14/10 8:24 PM upcoming slate POtenTial proDuCing projects Cast Director parTners goats Kevin Kline, Chris Neil Producing with Maria Bello, Sofia Coppola Steve Coogan, Jason Schwartzman ameriCan wife Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Producing with Mark Platt The hollarS John Krasinski and James Strouse Studio submission Chris Platt attached, out to Meryl Streep and Danny McBride whaT maiSie Knew Julianne Moore N/A Producing with interested Bill Teitler and Chuck Weinstock The riSe of N/A Taylor Hackford Studio submission. TheoDore Sending to HBO rooSevelT as mini series idea The last ShoT Big NBA story N/A Producing with Barry Josephson Three wiSheS N/A N/A Producing with Mark Gordon Company lee AtwaTer N/A N/A Studio submission RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 6 9/14/10 8:24 PM about ThE Filmmakers DANIEL CROWN, founder Daniel’s film industry ties date back to the 1940s when DANIELA TAPLIN LUNDBERG, founder / producer his grandfather owned the largest movie theater circuit Since graduating from Princeton University in 1998, in the Northeast, the Schine Theaters. In 1991, Daniel Daniela Taplin Lundberg has financed and produced over continued that family legacy with his purchase of the 20 features under her banner, Plum Pictures. Her films Cineamerica East Theater Assets, which were later range in budget from $2,000,000 on up. Her past credits renamed Crown Theaters. Over the next 15 years, Daniel include Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right” expanded his circuit from 23 screens to over 200 screens starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Illinois, Florida, Ruffalo; Justin Theroux’s “Dedication” starring Billy Minnesota and Nevada. Following the final disposition Crudup, Tom Wilkinson and released by The Weinstein of the theaters in 2007, he founded Foray Entertainment Company; “Grace is Gone” starring John Cusack and LLC, a private equity investment company, which makes released by The Weinstein Company; Craig Lucas’s “Birds strategic investments in motion picture projects. of America” starring Matthew Perry and Hilary Swank; Foray and its principals have been responsible for the “The Winning Season” starring Sam Rockwell and production of seven films, the first four of which all Emma Roberts and being released by Lion’s Gate, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The remaining this year’s “The Romantics” starring Katie Holmes, Anna three titles are currently in post production. Daniel’s Paquin and Josh Duhamel. Lundberg has brought over 11 films have starred some of Hollywood’s biggest names independent features to the Sundance Film Festival over including: Hilary Swank, Mathew Perry, Jeff Daniels, the past six years and has sold every one to a major Lauren Graham, Jessica Alba, Kevin Pollack, Ginnifer distributor. Lundberg is also in development on the Goodwin, Ben Foster, Emma Roberts and Sam Rockwell. screen adaptation of the New York Times bestseller, In addition to his responsibilities at Red Crown, “American Wife”. The film will be directed by Academy Daniel serves on the boards of Lenox Hill Hospital, Award winner Jonathan Demme and will star Anne Mt. Sinai Children’s Foundation, Connecticut Public Hathaway. She is also developing the Pulitzer Prize Broadcasting, Jerusalem Foundation, Crohn’s and Colitis winning biography, “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” Foundation, We Are Family Foundation and Lollipop with Taylor Hackford (“Ray”) to direct. Theater Network. RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 7 9/14/10 8:24 PM RedCrown.FINAL8.indd 8 9/14/10 8:24 PM.
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