Mason Novick
Mason Novick | |
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Born | (1974年12月20日)December 20, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film producer Talent manager |
Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.[1] [2]
Background
[edit ]Career
[edit ]His credits include Red Eye (2005), Juno (2007), (500) Days of Summer (2009) and Jennifer's Body (2009).[3] He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in Red Eye and The Hollow.
He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film Lisa Frankenstein .[4]
Professional relationship with Diablo Cody
[edit ]Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including Jennifer's Body , and Juno ,[5] for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.[6]
Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become Juno.[7]
Novick has worked with Cody on Young Adult (2011),[8] Paradise (2013),[9] and Tully .
Partial filmography
[edit ]He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
[edit ]Year | Film | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Red Eye | Executive producer | ||
2007 | Solstice | Co-executive producer | ||
Juno | ||||
2008 | Insanitarium | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
2009 | 500 Days of Summer | |||
Jennifer's Body | ||||
2011 | Young Adult | |||
2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Co-producer | ||
Paradise | ||||
Bad Words | ||||
2014 | Men, Women & Children | Executive producer | ||
2015 | Ricki and the Flash | |||
Hidden | ||||
2016 | ARQ | |||
2017 | Newness | Executive producer | ||
2018 | Tully | |||
When We First Met | ||||
Social Animals | Executive producer | |||
2019 | Big Time Adolescence | |||
Buffaloed | ||||
2020 | Desperados | |||
The Broken Hearts Gallery | Executive producer | |||
2021 | We Broke Up | |||
Dating and New York | Executive producer | |||
Nightbooks | ||||
2022 | Watcher | |||
2024 | Lisa Frankenstein | Producer | ||
I Love You Forever | Producer | |||
Young Werther | Executive producer |
- As an actor
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Red Eye | Flight Passenger | Uncredited
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- Thanks
Year | Film | Role |
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1999 | Man of the Century | Thanks |
2007 | Rattle Basket | Special thanks |
2015 | The Diabolical | Thank you: From the director and writers |
Television
[edit ]Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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2004 | The Hollow | Television film | |
2018 | Liberty Crossing | Executive producer |
- As an actor
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Hollow | Evil Skeleton | Television film |
Recognition
[edit ]In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for Juno . He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for Juno.
Awards and nominations
[edit ]- 2010, Nominated for Independent Spirit Award [11]
- 2008, Won, Independent Spirit Award [12]
- 2008, Won, Christopher Award [13]
- 2007, Nominated for Academy Award for Best Motion Picture [14]
- 2007, Nominated for PGA Awards for Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award[15]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Mason Novick". Variety . Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mason Novick". InBaseline . Retrieved September 24, 2009.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Seyfried in 'Body' cast". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (August 11, 2022). "'Lisa Frankenstein': Carla Gugino, Liza Soberano, Joe Chrest & Henry Eikenberry Board Zelda Williams' Horror-Comedy For Focus Features". MC1: Deadline . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Diablo Cody Offers an Update on Breathers and Damage Control on Jen's Body". Dreadcentral.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ BD Horror News – Diablo Cody Talks Zombedy Breathers
- ^ Independent Film Spirit Awards, Finding Juno (interview with Mason Novick), February 13, 2008
- ^ Mandate Pictures, http://www.mandatepictures.com/Title.aspx?tid=be242f8c-1919-4ff0-8c1e-7ebdad75cb31 Archived October 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Russell Brand & Julianne Hough Join Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut". Screenrant.com. September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "TORONTO TOLDJA! Focus Acquires Jason Bateman-Directed 'Bad Words'". September 7, 2013.
- ^ "2010_Independent_Spirit_Award_Nominees". Spirit Award. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ "2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners". The Insider . Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ "The 59th Annual Christopher Award Winners". Christopher Awards. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ "2007 Best Picture". Britannica . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 21, 2008). "PGA avoids credit limit – Guild announces producers for nominated films". Variety . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
External links
[edit ]- Mason Novick at IMDb