Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and executive at Sony Pictures. He is the founder of Original Film and most known for I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Am Legend and The Fast and the Furious franchise, and the television shows Prison Break and The Big C. His films have earned more than $5 billion as of 2012.[2]
Early life and family[]
Neal H. Moritz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Milton Moritz and Barbara (née Levin). His paternal grandfather, Joseph Moritz, owned movie theaters in Pittsburgh and was an early investor in American International Pictures (AIP). Milton Moritz was born in Pittsburgh and moved to California after falling ill with rheumatic fever at age 8, when his doctor suggested the family move to a better climate. He was head of marketing at AIP and was later CEO and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada. Moritz is from a Jewish family.[3][4][5][6]
Moritz grew up in Westwood and graduated from UCLA, where he participated in a Semester at Sea program. When he came back, he gave away several backpacks that were popular with Chinese students. He had so many requests for the backpacks that he and a friend began a company importing purses and bags from Taiwan. He sold the company to an investor, and returned to school.[4] He earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in 1985. He is a member of the school's Alumni Development Council.[7] As of April 2017, Moritz has been married for 15 years and has two children, aged 17 and 14.[4]
One of his earliest movies was Juice with Tupac Shakur.[4] Moritz has more than 70 films to his credit, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, The Fast and the Furious franchise, Not Another Teen Movie, XXX, S.W.A.T., Evan Almighty, I Am Legend, Made of Honor, Total Recall and 21 Jump Street.
Moritz is also credited for Prison Break, and he produced Cabin by the Lake, its sequel Return to Cabin by the Lake and The Glass House. In December 2011, Moritz announced plans to produce a reboot of the Starship Troopers film franchise; this reboot is said to be more faithful to the source material than the previous films, which feature little in common with the original novel apart from the general setting and character names.[8][9]
Starting in 2018, Moritz and Original Film began a first-look deal for Paramount Pictures starting Jan. 1, 2018, leaving his longtime home, Sony Pictures after 20+ years.[10] However, he still maintains his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television.[11] A month later, the rights for the Sonic the Hedgehog film were transferred from Sony to Paramount, leaving most of the original staff intact.[12]
In October 2018, Moritz filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures for breach of oral contract and committed promissory fraud after the distributor removed him as lead producer for Hobbs & Shaw. Furthermore, it was revealed in May 2019 that Universal dropped Moritz from all future Fast & Furious installments.[13]
Filmography[]
As producer[]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Juice | Ernest Dickerson | |
| 1994 | The Stoned Age | James Melkonian | |
| Blind Justice | Richard Spence | Television film | |
| 1997 | Volcano | Mick Jackson | |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Jim Gillespie | ||
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Jamie Blanks | |
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Danny Cannon | ||
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Roger Kumble | |
| Blue Streak | Les Mayfield | ||
| Held Up | Steve Rash | ||
| 2000 | The Skulls | Rob Cohen | |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | John Ottman | ||
| Cruel Intentions 2 | Roger Kumble | Direct-to-video | |
| 2001 | Saving Silverman | Dennis Dugan | |
| The Fast and the Furious | Rob Cohen | Cameo appearance | |
| Class Warfare | Richard Shepard | Television film | |
| Soul Survivors | Stephen Carpenter | ||
| The Glass House | Daniel Sackheim | ||
| Not Another Teen Movie | Joel Gallen | ||
| 2002 | Slackers | Dewey Nicks | |
| XXX | Rob Cohen | ||
| Sweet Home Alabama | Andy Tennant | ||
| 2003 | Static | Lee Perkins | |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | John Singleton | Uncredited cameo | |
| S.W.A.T | Clark Johnson | Uncredited cameo | |
| Out of Time | Carl Franklin | ||
| Rammstein: Lichtspielhaus (video "Feuer Frei!") | Rob Cohen | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Torque | Joseph Kahn | |
| The Skulls III | J. Miles Dale | Direct-to-video | |
| Cruel Intentions 3 | Scott Ziehl | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Lee Tamahori | |
| Stealth | Rob Cohen | ||
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Justin Lin | |
| Click | Frank Coraci | Feature film | |
| I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | Sylvain White | Direct-to-video | |
| Gridiron Gang | Phil Joanou | Feature film | |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Tom Shadyac | Feature film |
| I Am Legend | Francis Lawrence | Feature film | |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Pete Travis | Feature film |
| Prom Night | Nelson McCormick | Feature film | |
| Made of Honor | Paul Weiland | Feature film | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Justin Lin | |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Andy Tennant | Feature film |
| 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Benny Boom | Direct-to-video |
| The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | Feature film | |
| Battle: Los Angeles | Jonathan Liebesman | Feature film | |
| Fast Five | Justin Lin | ||
| The Change-Up | David Dobkin | ||
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Phil Lord & Chris Miller | |
| Total Recall | Len Wiseman | ||
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Bryan Singer | |
| R.I.P.D. | Robert Schwentke | ||
| Fast & Furious 6 | Justin Lin | ||
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Phil Lord & Chris Miller | |
| 2015 | Furious 7 | James Wan | |
| Goosebumps | Rob Letterman | ||
| Search Party | Scot Armstrong | ||
| 2016 | Passengers | Morten Tyldum | |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | F. Gary Gray | |
| S.W.A.T.: Under Siege | Tony Giglio | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Ari Sandel | |
| Hunter Killer | Donovan Marsh | ||
| 2019 | Escape Room | Adam Robitel | |
| Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw[14] | David Leitch | Post-production | |
| Wonderland | Peter Berg | Filming | |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Jeff Fowler | Post-production |
| TBA | Sexcrimes | D.J. Caruso | Development |
| TBA | Danger Mouse[15] | Development |
As executive producer[]
| Year | Title | Director or Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Framed | Dean Parisot | Television film |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | Rob Cohen | Television film |
| 1999–2000 | Shasta McNasty | Jeff Eastin | TV series |
| 2000 | Electra's Guy | TBA | Television film |
| Cabin by the Lake | Po-Chih Leong | Television film | |
| Hendrix | Leon Ichaso | Television film | |
| 2001 | Shotgun Love Dolls | T.J. Scott | Television film |
| Return to Cabin by the Lake | Po-Chih Leong | Television film | |
| 2002–2006 | Greg the Bunny | Spencer Chinoy & Dan Milano | TV series |
| 2002 | The Skulls II | Joe Chappelle | Direct-to-video |
| 2003–2005 | Tru Calling | Jon Harmon Feldman | TV series |
| 2003 | The Pool at Maddy Breaker's | Gerry Cohen | Television film |
| Vegas Dick | Frederick King Keller | Television film | |
| 2004 | Mr. Ed | Joe Chappelle | TV Pilot |
| 2005–2017 | Prison Break | Paul Scheuring | TV series |
| 2005 | Still Life | Kip Koenig & Marti Noxon | TV series |
| Devour | David Winkler | Direct-to-video | |
| Point Pleasant | John McLaughlin & Marti Noxon | TV series | |
| 2007 | Not Another High School Show | Mike Bender | Television film |
| 2008 | SIS | John Herzfeld | Television film |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Brad Turner (Part One) Kevin Hooks (Part Two) |
Television film |
| 2010–2013 | The Big C | Darlene Hunt | TV series |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Jim Kohlberg | Post-production |
| 2013 | Save Me | John Scott Shepherd | TV series |
| 2016 | Cruel Intentions | Roger Kumble | TV pilot |
| 2016–2018 | Preacher | Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | TV series |
| 2017–present | S.W.A.T. | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas & Shawn Ryan | TV series |
| 2017–present | Happy! | Brian Taylor & David Petrarca | TV series |
References[]
- ↑ Neal H Moritz, Born 06/06/1959 in California (en). CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fernandez, Jay A. (March 9, 2012). "'21 Jump Street' Producer Neal H. Moritz Talks Tips for Surviving on Set". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shollar, Masha (August 3, 2016). "Native son recalls hand in 'Golden Age' of B movies". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'B.S. Pod': The History of the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise With Neal Moritz". The Ringer. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Neal Moritz, a producer with his finger on the pulse of the populace". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goldstein, Patrick (March 9, 1999). "Moritz Makes His 'Intentions' Clear". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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- ↑ A New Invasion: 'Starship Troopers' Headed for a Remake. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Starship Troopers' Reboot Officially In The Works". Screen Rant. December 2, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (September 6, 2017). Neal Moritz Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount. Variety. Retrieved on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Galuppo, Mia (September 6, 2017). Neal Moritz Moves First-Look Deal to Paramount. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (October 2, 2017). ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie Lands at Paramount. Variety. Retrieved on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Holmes, Adam (May 9, 2019). The Fast And Furious Franchise Has Fired Its Longtime Producer. Retrieved on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.gamesradar.com/exclusive-first-look-at-fast-and-furious-spin-off-starring-dwayne-johnson-and-jason-statham-plus-the-official-title-is-revealed/
- ↑ http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=45602
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