John Baldecchi

John Baldecchi is a film producer known for The Mexican (2001) and Point Break (2015).[1][2] He is an executive producer on Happy Death Day (2017) and the sequel, Happy Death Day 2U (2019) along with Jason Blum with Blumhouse Productions and Universal Studios.[3]

Career

Baldecchi worked for Laurence Mark Productions producing The Adventures of Huck Finn and the sequel Tom and Huck, Gunmen, Oliver Twist, Deep Rising and Simon Birch. After being named President of Production, the company produced Jerry Maguire and As Good As It Gets.[4]

Baldecchi partnered with Lawrence Bender in a production deal at Fox 2000 and together they made The Mexican and Stark Raving Mad.[5][6] Baldecchi then segued into a long-term production deal at Sony Pictures and started the sales, finance, production outfit Fusion Films.[7] Baldecchi produced UltraViolet, Odd Thomas, Conan the Barbarian, 88 Minutes, and Point Break.

Baldecchi founded Digital Riot Media with Doug Barry in 2016.[8] The company produced the digital feature FML.[9] The next two features produced were Happy Death Day and the sequel Happy Death Day 2 U.[10] In February 2022, Baldecchi along with Dominic Ianno, John Baldecchi, Alex Dundas and Griffin Gmelich, partnered to launch a Los Angeles film and television production company, Roundtable Entertainment.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn Co-producer
1993 Gunmen Co-producer
1995 Silo 3 Jane Producer
1995 Tom and Huck Producer
1995 Cutthroat Island Co-producer
1998 Deep Rising Producer
1998 Simon Birch Executive producer
2001 The Mexican Producer
2002 Stark Raving Mad Producer
2006 Ultraviolet Producer
2007 88 Minutes Executive producer
2011 Conan the Barbarian Producer
2013 Odd Thomas Producer
2015 Point Break Producer
2016 FML Producer
2017 Happy Death Day Executive producer
2019 Happy Death Day 2U Executive producer
2020 Children of the Corn Producer
2024 AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Producer, actor[12]

References

  1. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (March 9, 2001). "Goin' South: How the movie, The Mexican, was made". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (December 3, 2015). "'Point Break': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Greg (November 30, 2018). "Happy Death Day 2U Trailer: Baby-Faced Killer Haunts Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Digital Riot Media, A Next Generation Movie Production And Distribution Platform, Launches To Create Feature Films For Digital-First Audiences". PRNewswire (Press release). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Petrikin, Chris (November 12, 1998). "Fox 2000 takes second look at Bender". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Moerk, Christian; Duke, Paul F. (January 14, 2000). "Baldecchi going Mad". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Kemp, Stuart (May 13, 2011). "Future Film Group, Fusion Films Seal Four-Picture Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ Roettgers, Janko (December 21, 2015). "Doug Barry, John Baldecchi Form Digital Riot Media to Make Movies for Vine Fans". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave (March 31, 2016). "Vine Stars Jason Nash, Brandon Calvillo Join Road Trip Comedy 'FML' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Dry, Jude (November 30, 2018). "Happy Death Day 2U Trailer: The Groundhog Day-Inspired Horror Comedy Returns". IndieWire. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Grater, Andreas Wiseman,Tom; Wiseman, Andreas; Grater, Tom (February 3, 2022). "Roundtable Entertainment Launches With Gary Fleder & Jane Seymour Projects, Backers Include Ingenious". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Kay, Jeremy (February 18, 2024). "Film Mode's #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead scares up sales (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2024.