Deconstructing the Script: Oppenheimer
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Nick Phillips is Stage 32's Executive Liasion, he has worked as a studio executive, an award-winning producer & filmmaker. His career in the entertainment industry spans nearly three decades, working on some of the most iconic films of our time across all genres and formats. Most recently, Nick was Head of Production for prolific producer Yale Entertainment. While there, he produced four films – BUCKY F*CKING DENT, written and directed by and starring David Duchovny; ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD, with Mena Suvari; THE FOG OF WAR with John Cusack and Mira Sorvino; and BARRON'S COVE, starring Garrett Hedlund, Stephen Lang, Brittany Snow, and Hamish Linklater. Before that, Nick served as the Head of Production for the feature startup studio/streaming platform CreatorPlus. CreatorPlus produced, financed and released two features – JANE, starring Madelaine Petsch, Chloe Bailey, and Melissa Leo (distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment) and DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. He also executive produced a slate of five short films as part of CreatorPlus’ Flip The Script Short Film Program. Nick co-founded and served as Executive Vice President of Revolver Picture Company, a fully financed independent production label in conjunction with Kelly Wagner Osborne. While at Revolver, Nick produced HAUNT with Jacki Weaver and Ione Skye; the award-winning BENEATH with Jeff Fahey (both released by IFC Midnight) and DEVIL'S BACKBONE TEXAS for Fox Digital Studios. Revolver’s last feature, PET, starred Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, and Jennette McCurdy and premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and was released through Samuel Goldwyn Films. Revolver also co-produced and co-financed the horror reality series Fight of the Living Dead for YouTube Red, which ran for three seasons. Full Bio »
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Watch a special edition to THE BREAKDOWN webcast with producer and Stage 32 Executive Liaison, Nick Phillips, as he breaks down the script for the Best Picture Oscar Winner, OPENHEIMER. Find out why it took home so much gold at this year's Academy Awards AND get a FREE copy of the script! We are excited to breakdown OPPENHEIMER and focusing on a different aspect of writing every webcast.
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