Braxton Pope

Braxton Pope is an independent American film and television producer and writer. He is a partner in Sodium Fox Productions, which he co-founded with novelist Bret Easton Ellis.

Pope formerly maintained a production deal with Lionsgate.

In 2012 he commenced production on a neo-noir feature The Canyons (film) written by Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Paul Schrader and starring Lindsay Lohan that was funded in part by a successful Kickstarter campaign as well as by Pope, Schrader and Ellis individually. The film received media coverage for the innovative way it was financed and produced, utilizing new media techniques including crowdfunding, online casting and social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. The film also received attention for the casting of lead actress Lindsay Lohan who had been acting infrequently in the preceding years as well as former adult performer James Deen in his first mainstream role. Pope also produced Shrink (film) starring Kevin Spacey which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; the science fiction feature Hirokin starring Wes Bentley, Jessica Szohr, Angus Macfadyen, Julian Sands, and Laura Ramsey; The Take (2008 film) which was directed by Brad Furman and released theatrically by Sony Pictures Entertainment after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and receiving a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. The cast included John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale. He also produced the SXSW selection The Bondage starring Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne and Andy Dick as well as Penny Dreadful (film) and the MGM film Hit and Run (2009 film). In the summer of 2012 he produced the music video Constant Conversations for electropop band Passion Pit that featured Peter Bogdanovich and premiered on Pitchfork.

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