Contrafilm
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Flynn in 2014
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| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Marley Shelton (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Beau Flynn is an American film producer. He is known for producing large commercial films such as San Andreas, Hercules and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, as well as critically acclaimed independent films like Requiem for a Dream and Tigerland. He has been married to film actress Marley Shelton since 2001 and they have two daughters.
Beau Flynn has been producing feature films for over 18 years. He now owns and operates FlynnPictureCo (formerly Contrafilm), where he produces high concept, franchise and genre projects across all media platforms. Over the course of his career, Flynn has produced over 30 films that have earned more than $1.9 billion at the worldwide box office.
Flynn’s San Andreas, stars Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino and is directed by Brad Peyton. The 3D disaster film, written by Carlton Cuse, is based on Flynn’s original idea and was released by Warner Bros. worldwide on May 29, 2015.
Prior to that, Flynn released Hercules, for MGM and Paramount, with Johnson starring in the titular role, Brett Ratner directing and Evan Spiliotopoulos writing the screenplay. It is based on the Radical comic book property, “Hercules: The Thracian Wars.”
Flynn's Two Night Stand, independently financed and produced, stars Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton. Max Nichols made his feature directorial debut on a script by Mark Hammer.
Flynn also produced Solace.
On May 29, 2013, 20th Century Fox acquired Ben Mezrich's book Seven Wonders for a trilogy. Flynn and Brett Ratner produced the film through their different companies. On June 5, 2013, Universal Pictures acquired the remake rights to the 2007 anime Vexille which Flynn would be producing along with Vinson. On September 19, 2014, New Line set Flynn to produce the crime thriller North of Reno written by Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad.
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