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Michael Mandeville - Executive Producer - Line Producer
Michael Mandaville has worked for 25 years as a Producer, line producer and UPM. He is also an internet entrepreneur working in the streaming and social media environments. His films include “Taken”, "Taken 2" and “Taken 3” written and produced by Luc Besson, “Above Suspicion” starring Emilia Clarke directed by Philip Noyce “Havoc” with Anne Hathaway, “The Kiss” with Terence Stamp and Billy Zane, ("American History X" (New Line Cinema) with Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, "Friends of Friends" with Bruce Davison and Sherilynn Fenn, "Blood and Wine" (Jack Nicholson, Director: Bob Rafelson), "Millenium's Child” (Disney/Miramax) with William Windom and Karen Black, "Sensation" with Eric Roberts, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Le Mat and Ron Perlman. "Hail Caesar" with Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey, Jr. and Judd Nelson. "Pumpkin Head II" (MPCA) with Ami Dolenz and Steve Kanaly.
Michael also produced “The Almighty Fred”, an independent film. He has directed a recent feature, commercials, shorts, a documentary and industrial films. He has also worked on “Manahi” an Arabic language comedy which was the first film shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years. Michael also worked on numerous TV pilots including "Chunks of Life" (ABC), "Criminal Obsession” with Telly Savalas and "Wet" with Arliss Howard, Cynda Williams (Directed by Bob Rafelson). "The Double O-Kid" with Corey Haim, Brigitte Nielsen. "Girlfriend from “Hell" and "Spirit of the Eagle" with Dan Haggerty and Bill Smith. Michael worked on a CDROM Project, "Monty Python's Holy Grail CD-ROM" with Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam. As an executive with Queens Cross Productions, he worked on "Keys to Freedom" with Jane Seymour and Omar Sharif, "The Tunnel” with Jane Seymour and Peter Weller and "Tapeheads" with Tim Robbins and John Cusack. Michael is a bondable line producer with Film Finance, etc. He also worked as a Risk Manager at the Motion Picture Bond Company. Through Transcom Productions, Michael has done Scheduling and Budgeting for clients including Relativity, Intl. Sales Organization, Paramount Pictures, Viacom, Bob Kushner-Locke Company, Mark Damon Worldwide, Europacorp. Michael was inspired to work in the film industry by his aunt Molly Mandaville, who worked as script consultant and special assistant for legendary film mogul Darryl Zanuck's for 35 years. He has written fifteen scripts for option or for hire. Michael published a Trilogy of technothriller novels under the “Stealing Thunder” series which won the Thrillspy Award for best novel. He also published a mystery novel, “A Cold Death" and noirish 30’s thriller “A Cold Knife in a Warm Back”. He has three more novels and several plays in process which usually keeps him out of trouble. Michael received a Master's Degree from USC in their prestigious Professional Writing Program. He attended the BA program for Columbia College and received a BA from UCSB in Philosophy. |
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