John Linson
John Linson is an American film producer, Television producer and founder of Linson Entertainment.[1][2] He is known for producing films such as Great Expectations (1998 film) Lords of Dogtown, The Runaways (film) and creating the TV show Sons of Anarchy.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Linson was born in Los Angeles, CA. He is a licensed Private pilot and longtime motorcycle enthusiast.[6]
Career
John began his career making music videos. Some credits include producing and directing the Porno for Pyros video Tahitian Moon. He went on to produce Nirvana (band) Live at the Paramount (video) and the Guns N' Roses mini-documentary entitled "Guns N' Roses Don't Cry: Makin' F@*!ing Videos". His first major film production was Great Expectations (1998 film) directed by oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón. John has since produced movies such as Lords of Dogtown, which starred Heath Ledger directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and The Runaways (film) starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning directed by Floria Sigismondi which was named by Rolling Stone as the #1 rock movie of all time.[7]
Riding motorcycles since his early teens, John turned his passion for riding into the idea and creation of Sons of Anarchy.[5] Sons of Anarchy became FX (TV channel) highest rated TV series.[8] In 2014, John and his producing partner Art Linson inked an overall deal with HBO.[9] Their project Yellowstone is penned by Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan. John is also developing Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson book The Long Gray Line into a series which will be penned by Phil Klay who won National Book Award for Fiction for his book Redeployment (book).[10]
In 2016, John will produce the movie The Comedian which is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, and Harvey Keitel. Also in 2016 John will produce The Outsider which is an American action crime drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet and written by Andrew Baldwin. The film stars Jared Leto and Tadanobu Asano.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Comedian | Producer |
| 2017 | The Outsider[12] | Producer |
| 2014 | The Money[13] | Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country[14] | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Live at the Paramount (video) | Producer |
| 2010 | The Runaways (film) | Producer |
| 2008–present | Sons of Anarchy | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Producer |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip (film) | Producer |
| 1998 | Great Expectations (1998 film) | Co-Producer |
References
- ↑ "Linson Entertainment [us]". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "This producer's story is rated: parental guidance - latimes". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "John Linson - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- 1 2 "Motorcycle-club Drama Muscles Into Prime Time - tribunedigital-thecourant". articles.courant.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "'Sons of Anarchy': overdue biker series on FX - SFGate". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "1. 'The Runaways' | Readers' Poll: The Best Rock Movies of All Time | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ Dominic Patten. "‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Final Season Ratings: FX Hits All Time High | Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Art & John Linson Ink Overall Deal With HBO, Team for 'Yellowstone' Drama - Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "‘The Long Gray Line’ Acquired By ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Producers For HBO Series | Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Jared Leto To Star In Action Thriller 'The Outsider'". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ Jeff Sneider,Justin Kroll. "Silver Pictures picks up ‘The Outsider’ script | Variety". variety.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "HBO Greenlights David Milch’s ‘The Money’ TV Show Pilot with Brendan Gleeson". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "FX's 'Outlaw Country' Finds Stars, Director | Deadline". deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.