Lionel Wigram (film producer)

Lionel Wigram
Born 1962 (age 5354)
United Kingdom
Occupation Film producer, screenwriter

Lionel Nicholas Richard Wigram (born 1962) is a British film producer and screenwriter.

Education

Wigram was educated at Eton College and Oxford University, where he was a co-founder of the Oxford Film Foundation.[1][2][3]

Career

Wigram started working as a runner for producer Elliott Kastner. After his job for Kastner for several years, he eventually produced several low budget films for him in partnership with Cassian Elwes. He then spent ten years working in the independent world both as an executive and as a producer. He ran Geena Davis and Renny Harlin's company, The Forge, and worked at Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer’s company, Alive Films.

Wigram was named a senior vice president of production at Warner Bros. in November 2000. As a studio executive, he was responsible for buying the Harry Potter book series for the studio, as well as overseeing the eight film series. In addition, Wigram also championed such films as Three Kings, Charlotte Gray and The Big Tease. He later transitioned from executive to independent producer with a first look deal at Warner Bros. During his tenure, Wigram produced the 2009 hit film Sherlock Holmes. Wigram also co-wrote the story for the film. He was also a producer on the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Wigram was also executive producer of the last four Harry Potter films, as well as August Rush and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.

In 2012, Wigram started a joint production company with his frequent collaborator, Guy Ritchie, called Ritchie/Wigram Productions. The company's first film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., was released in August 2015.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Oxford Blues Production liaison
1986 Heat Production assistant
1989 Never on Tuesday Producer
Warm Summer Rain Producer
1991 Cool as Ice Producer and second unit director Nominated–Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Picture
Nominated–Razzie Award for Worst Picture
1995 The Underneath Executive producer
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Executive producer
August Rush Executive producer
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Executive producer
Sherlock Holmes Producer and screen story
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Executive producer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 Executive producer
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Executive producer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Producer
2014 Seventh Son Producer
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Producer, screenplay and story
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Producer
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Producer and screenplay

References

  1. Eller, Claudia (2009-12-19). "A sorcerer of the big screen". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. "Brazen Notes, Issue 10, Spring 2010" (PDF). Brasenose College, Oxford. 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2016.


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