Douglas Wick is an American film producer whose work includes producing Gladiator, Stuart Little, and Memoirs of a Geisha.
Douglas Wick | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Other names | Douglas Z. Wick Doug Wick |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Life and career
editWick is the son of actress Mary Jane (Woods) and United States Information Agency director Charles Z. Wick.[1][2] Following his cum laude graduation from Yale University, where he was a member of Wolf's Head Society, Douglas Wick began work for filmmaker Alan J. Pakula as his "coffee boy". In 1979, Wick would get his first film credit when he served as associate producer on Pakula's film Starting Over. Wick's first solo producing job came on the 1988 film Working Girl. His next film, Wolf, would reunite Wick with Mike Nichols, who directed Working Girl, before he went on to produce the 1996 film The Craft. The year of 1999 saw Wick produce both the critical-hit Girl, Interrupted and the box-office hit Stuart Little. The following year brought with it Wick's biggest success to date, Gladiator.[3] This film would net Wick an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA award all for "Best Picture". Also in 2000 Wick produced the Sci Fi hit Hollow Man. In the next few years Wick would produce Spy Game, Peter Pan (the first live action version of the J.M. Barrie classic tale),[4]: 514 a successful Stuart Little sequel Stuart Little 2,[5] and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!.[4]: 750 In 2005, Wick produced two more critical hits, Jarhead and Memoirs of a Geisha as well as two lesser successes Bewitched and another Stuart Little sequel Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. Wick produced the moderate success of RV and a Hollow Man sequel Hollow Man 2 in 2006.
Wick and Red Wagon's most recent production was The Divergent Series, based on Veronica Roth's New York Times bestselling books. Divergent starred a cast of newcomers including Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Justin Marasigan, Miles Teller, and Ansel Elgort, as well as Oscar winner Kate Winslet. It was followed by the sequels Insurgent and Allegiant, which also stars Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels. Previously, Fisher and Wick produced The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan.[6][failed verification]
Wick has been married to Lucy Fisher since 1986, and together they have three daughters.[1] Wick is also best friends with bluegrass musician Dave Rawlings and frequently visits him at his home in Nashville.[7][failed verification]
Red Wagon Entertainment
edit| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Douglas Wick |
| Headquarters | 8931 Ellis Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States[8] |
Key people | Douglas Wick Lucy Fisher |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Website | RedWagonEnt.com |
Douglas Wick is the founder of Red Wagon Entertainment and Red Wagon Productions. In 2000, he expanded the company to bring in Lucy Fisher, his partner and wife.[9] Red Wagon Productions has been the production company on fifteen of the films Wick has produced, including: Girl, Interrupted; Spy Game; and Memoirs of a Geisha.
Filmography
editHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
edit| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Starting Over | Associate producer | |
| 1988 | Working Girl | ||
| 1994 | Wolf | ||
| 1996 | The Craft | ||
| 1998 | Hush | ||
| 1999 | Stuart Little | ||
| Girl, Interrupted | |||
| 2000 | Gladiator | ||
| Hollow Man | |||
| 2001 | Spy Game | ||
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | ||
| 2003 | Peter Pan | ||
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | ||
| 2005 | Bewitched | ||
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Direct-to-video | ||
| Jarhead | |||
| Memoirs of a Geisha | |||
| 2006 | RV | ||
| Hollow Man 2 | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Lawless | ||
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | ||
| 2014 | Divergent | ||
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | ||
| 2016 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | ||
| 2020 | The Craft: Legacy | ||
| 2024 | Gladiator II |
- As writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Direct-to-video |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman | Assistant to director |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Special thanks |
| 2019 | Lost Holiday |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Stuart Little | Executive producer |
| 2021–2023 | Joe Pickett | Executive producer |
Awards
editAcademy Awards
- Best Picture
- 2000 Gladiator
Golden Globes
- Best Picture
- 1988 Working Girl
- 2000 Gladiator
BAFTA Awards
- Best Film
- 2000 Gladiator
- Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
- 2000
NATO ShoWest Producer of the Year
- 2002
References
edit- ^ a b "Douglas Wick Biography (1955– )". Film Reference. Advameg. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (July 24, 2008). "Charles Wick, 90, former head of U.S. Information Agency". Americas. The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Hughes, Candice (May 8, 2000). "Russell Crowe savors film success by working as much as possible". Santa Cruz County Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. A-8. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Ebert, Roger (2004). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2005. Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 9780740747427. OCLC 57315976 – via Internet Archive.
Douglas Wick.
- ^ Willis, John (2004). "Stuart Little 2". Screen World 2003. Screen World. Vol. 54. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 84. ISBN 9781557835284 – via Google Books.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (2014). "Shimmying Off the Literary Mantle: 'The Great Gatsby,' Interpreted by Baz Luhrmann". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times (Movie Review). Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Wilkinson, Alec (September 20, 2004). "THE GHOSTLY ONES: How Gillian Welch and David Rawlings rediscovered country music". Profiles. The New Yorker. p. 78.
- ^ "Red Wagon Entertainment". Art Jobs. April 13, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Career summary at curesnow.org Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed April 5, 2010.
External links
edit- Douglas Wick at IMDb
- CuresNow Archived October 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Organization co-founded by Douglas Wick
- Official website of Red Wagon Entertainment, film studio founded by Douglas Wick