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Jeff Katz
Born
Franklin, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film producer, Comic book writer, Screenwriter, Radio host, Wrestling promoter
Notable work
Shoot 'Em Up
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Deadpool
Booster Gold
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash[1]

Jeff Katz is an American film producer and comic book author, best known for genre movies such as

Snakes On A Plane and Freddy vs. Jason.[2]

Early life

Katz is from

Michigan State before dropping out after accepting an internship at New Line in Los Angeles.[3][4][2]

Career

Film producer

Katz, arriving in Los Angeles on his 20th birthday, first worked as an

20th Century Fox, finally bringing the Ryan Reynolds deal over to the studio, where he worked on productions such as Deadpool, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class and The A-Team while there. Katz was named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" and was also named a member of The Hollywood Reporter
's annual "35 Under 35."

Katz also appears as an interview subject in several documentaries including

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday The 13th
.

He most recently produced The Pope's Exorcist starring Russell Crowe and based on the life of Father Gabriele Amorth for Sony Pictures and Screen Gems, for which he also received a story credit. The film has grossed $77 million on a budget of $18 million and a sequel is in development.

Wrestling promotion

Katz began his career in sports entertainment at

New World Order hotline. Katz also served as host of the infamous Ms. NWO pageant at the Souled Out (1997) PPV event. He would eventually segue out of WCW upon his move to Los Angeles to intern at New Line Cinema.[2]

During his later

Los Angeles, California
.

The WRP concept featured a standalone story universe that didn't acknowledge any outside wrestling history or existing promotions like

World Wrestling Entertainment
. The roster of wrestling talent all played entirely new characters created by Katz, who workshopped the new characters with each performer during pre-production. The series format was designed to feature a full beginning, middle and end similar to the structure of a film or limited television series, including darker themes and characterizations than common to most wrestling programming.

The WRP roster included several prominent wrestling talents and rising stars, including

Alex Reynolds, Adam Pearce, Joey Ryan, Pat Buck, "Psycho" Mike Rollins and more. Acting as agents and producers for the WRP tapings were Christopher Daniels, Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. Katz returned to play-by-play for the first time since WCW for the tapings, being joined by Nigel McGuinness
(as "Vyvyan Edmondson") on color commentary.

WRP was never released in the promised episodic format, but the filmed footage was uploaded to

AwesomenessTV.[10]

Katz would ultimately return to wrestling during promotion of The Pope's Exorcist, putting together a partnership with

Finn Balor
. The promotion included an appearance from star Russell Crowe to introduce the match during the lowering of the cage. The film's logo also appeared on the backdrop of the post-event press conference as well.

Comics career

In 2005, Katz began writing for

Black Beetle
.

Katz began his own comic book production company, American Original.[2]

Personal life

Katz lives in Los Angeles.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jeff Katz". DC. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jeff Katz Launches American Original - CBR". www.cbr.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Ross, Matthew (10 September 2009). "Jeff Katz". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "The Business of Geek: Film, Comic Books, and Gaming - Jeff Katz". Iowa State Lectures Program. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Wilson, Staci Layne (25 March 2015). "Infernal – Exclusive Interview with Executive Producer Jeff Katz; AIP News!". Dread Central. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ Marshall, Rick (December 11, 2008). "Deadpool And Gambit: The Long Road To 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'... And Beyond?". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Graser, Marc (15 July 2011). "Katz grapples with wrestling venture". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. ^ "WRP Kickstarter Page". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  9. ^ "Kickstarter: Update #1: Wrestling Revolution Is Funded!". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  10. ISSN 1083-9593
    .
  11. ^ "Comic Related - 10 Questions with Jeff Katz". 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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