Black Swan FINAL V2-intl - Central-Kino

JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Screenplay By) lives in NYC and writes for film and television. His
latest film projects include ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO at
Paramount; THE MAN WHO KILLED HOUDINI; a movie based on the Donald Westlake
underworld character Parker with Brian de Palma attached to direct and KILL YOURSELF BRIDGE
with John Carpenter attached to direct.
He is currently working on a mini-series remake of Coma for Scott Free and A&E and a pilot
for Syfy, “Blue Trace.” He’s previously written for the shows “Touching Evil,” “It’s Me,” “Gerald”
and “Carnivale,” and was co-creator of “Point Pleasant.”
BLACK SWAN is the third project he’s worked on with Darren Aronofsky’s company.
MIKE MEDAVOY (Producer) was born in Shanghai, China in 1941 and graduated from UCLA with a
B.A. in History in mid 1963. He began his film career at Universal Studios in 1964 where he rose from the
mailroom to become a casting director. Mike became a talent agent and VP of Creative Management Agency in
1965 and then head of International Famous Agency’s motion pictures department in 1971.
In 1974, he was brought on as the senior vice president of production for United Artists. There, he was
part of the team responsible for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, ROCKY and ANNIE HALL,
each winning Best Picture Oscars in the mid 1970’s. In 1978, Medavoy co-founded Orion Pictures where films
such as PLATOON, AMADEUS, ROBOCOP, THE TERMINATOR and DANCES WITH WOLVES were
created.
After twelve successful years at Orion Pictures, Medavoy became chairman of TriStar Pictures were he
oversaw critically-acclaimed box office hits such as PHILADELPHIA, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY,
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, THE FISHER KING, LEGENDS OF THE FALL and HOOK.
Today, as chairman and co-founder of Phoenix Pictures, Medavoy has brought such films as THE
PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES, APT PUPIL, THE THIN RED LINE,
THE 6 TH DAY, BASIC, HOLES, ALL THE KING’S MEN, ZODIAC, MISS POTTER and SHUTTER
ISLAND, among others, to the silver screen. These films have received numerous awards and nominations
including Oscar nominations for THE THIN RED LINE and THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT.
Medavoy has received numerous personal awards including the Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year
Award and the Cannes Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk
of Fame in 2005. He was also awarded the Legion of Honor by the government of France in 2009 and the
Bernardo O’Higgins award by the Chilean government in 2010.
Throughout his career, Medavoy has also been active in politics. In 1984 he was the Co-Finance Chair
of the Gary Hart Campaign. He actively participated in President Clinton’s campaigns in 1992 and 1996 and
President Obama’s campaign in 2008. His wife, Irena, was Obama’s Co-Finance Chair.
Medavoy has also written several books, now published in Chinese and Spanish. In 2002, he published
his best-selling book You’re Only As Good As Your Next One: 100 Great Films as well as 100 Good Films and
100 For Which I Should Be Shot with Josh Young. In 2009, Medavoy published American Idol After Iraq;
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