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Kristy Grisham is a seasoned Film & TV producer with almost two decades of experience and credits including MURDER MYSTERY, THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN, LOOPER, THE DISCOVERY, COME SUNDAY (Co-Producer), SIDE EFFECTS, FREEHELD (Co-Producer), and the Oscar short-listed documentary EVERY LITTLE STEP, amongst many other projects. She has collaborated with best-in-class filmmakers and creative talent like Rian Johnson, Steven Soderbergh, and The Russo Brothers. She served as the Senior Vice President of Development and Production at The Hideaway Entertainment, a production and financing company where she championed Joe and Anthony Russo’s CHERRY, starring Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo, which they independently co-financed with AGBO. She served as Executive Producer on the film, which sold to Apple TV+ for just under $50M, as announced in The Hollywood Reporter. Grisham is responsible for championing the adaptation of Dan Schilling’s nonfiction book, ALONE AT DAWN, with Thruline Entertainment Partner Ron West (“The Great”) and screenwriter Michael Russell Gunn (“Billions”). Grisham was integral in bringing the book proposal to the company, developing the screenplay, and packaging the movie, which secured Jake Gyllenhaal and Sam Hargrave (EXTRACTION Franchise) as directors and set up with MGM. Grisham is also producing OTHERWISE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY from THE WOLF OF WALL STREET scribe Terence Winter, the Victorian-era action-adventure pic ESCAPE, with James Watkins (“The Ipcress File”) directing from a script by Patrick McKay and John D. Payne (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Deon Taylor’s action drama FREEDOM RIDE, based on the incredible true story of John Lewis and the Freedom Riders, and CAN YOU HEAR ME? written by Taylor Anthony Hopkins and Luke Kelly-Clyne, alongside Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Productions with Dean Israelite (POWER RANGERS) directing. Additionally, Grisham oversaw and is executive producing the company’s upcoming limited series FOR THOSE I LOVED based on Martin Gray and Max Gallo’s book, which Robert Schenkkan (HACKSAW RIDGE) is adapting, as well as the upcoming limited series, THE SIEGE OF MECCA, with Bruce McKenna (“The Pacific”) adapting. Before joining The Hideaway Entertainment, Grisham rose through the ranks at Endgame Entertainment over the course of almost a decade, developing and producing several commercial and critically acclaimed films. Full Bio »
Missed this week’s Executive Hour? No worries, Stage 32 has got you covered! Watch the Zoom replay right here and settle in for a powerhouse conversation with Kristy Grisham (MURDER MYSTERY, LOOPER, THE DISCOVERY, COME SUNDAY, SIDE EFFECTS). Kristy, who’s also an Executive Producer on CHERRY (sold to Apple TV+ for just under $50M) and is producing the Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway military drama ALONE AT DAWN for Ron Howard and Amazon MGM Studios, shared candid, practical insights on Development and Production with our LIVE Writers’ Room audience. Attendees asked the questions they really wanted answers to, and Kristy delivered the kind of wisdom you don’t find anywhere else. This is insider education you’ll only get on Stage 32.
Key notes from a Film & TV Producer with over two decades of experience and well-earned success on Development & Production within the industry. Real feedback and advice that can help your career!
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