Imagine Jeb Brody from Entertainment in his search for characteristics
“By the way, when you edit this, I don’t need to say ‘distinctive’ 500 times.”
Jeb Brody is describing the spirit behind the next list of films in Imagine Entertainment, where he has served as president of characteristics since the beginning of 2024. And a large part of IS Job is trying to determine what projects is worth it.
“The only time people are interested in going to the movies is if there is a certain distinction To that, “he says.” We have all the content of the world on our cell phones. ”
Imagine Entertainment, founded by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard in 1985, has several next bets that hopes to offer a certain je Neis Quoi. Among them are the psychological thriller of Luca Guadagnino “after the hunt”, starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival; and the attraction adventure of director David Leitch “how to steal a bank.”
“We focus on asking: ‘Does this project have an audience that can be accessible?” My theory is that you want to go to the IP or something unique. “
“After The Hunt” falls in the last category. Brody describes the story of #MeToo as a “reflexive and complicated film about real, true and multidimensional human beings; their weaknesses, pleasures, Angers and ways in which we have our way.” And he wants the premiere of Venice of “After The Hunt” causes a dialogue between the festival attendees and beyond. “This movie is a piece of conversation,” says Brody.
Imagine, who has a first -glance agreement with Amazon MGM, is also being tilted in new ideas with “whale fall”, which almost completely takes place in the belly of a whale, and “200 monas”, a dark comedy about women who take orgasm pills, the last of which Brody says, “is not an old studio film.”
In the field of family properties, Imagine is developing a film based on the “24” television show at Disney’s 20th Century Studios, a sequel to “Spaceballs” starring Josh Gad and produced by Mel Brooks on Amazon MGM, as well as a Snoop Dogg biopia in Universal.
“We are in the Great IP business,” says Brody. “There is a significant understanding of what people want from them, so all we have to do is deliver. That is never easy, but if you put adequate filmmakers and creatives and the right love in it, you can do it there.”
There is also a concerted effort in the producer to nurture ascent talent, such as the screenwriter for the first time, Nora Garret (“after the hunt”) and the filmmaker Brian Duffield (“Whalefall”). “We are proud to take advantage of Imagine’s 40 -year legacy to support the next wave of artists, who believe they are the future of our industry,” says Allan Mandelbaum, who works with Brody as executive vice president of characteristics.
Not all bold bets are worth it. Howard’s “Eden” survival thriller, for example, struggled to find the distribution after his Toronto Intl. Premiere of the Film Festival. After the mixed criticism, the budgeted film of $ 35 million, starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas and Sydney Sweeney, finally failed in theaters with $ 1 million in their box office debut.
Brody believes that his strength is that he has seen the business from all points of view. Before joining the Imagine team, he served as production president at Amblin Partners and Focus Focewing of Steven Spielberg, and worked in a producer, helping to develop films such as Sam Mendes’ War drama “1917”, the Fifty Shades of Gray “and” Little Miss Sunshine “franchise.
“I can see the different sides of the currency,” says Brody. “I always hesitated to be a seller until I was lucky to become one. And then I realized: ‘Oh, those [other] The skills I have are quite beneficial. ‘”
This adaptive mentality has been beneficial for the weathering of the flows and flows of a flow business business.
“On the one hand, it’s like, ‘my God has never been more difficult.’ “And yet we continue making films.”