Lionel Wigram (film producer)
Lionel Wigram | |
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Born | London, England | 22 December 1962
Occupation(s) | Film producer, screenwriter |
Lionel Nicholas Richard Wigram (born 22 December 1962) is a British film producer and screenwriter. He is the grandson of the war hero Lionel Wigram.
Education
Wigram was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, where he was a co-founder of the Oxford Film Foundation.[1][2][3]
Career
Wigram started working as a runner for producer
Alive Films
.
Wigram was named a senior vice president of production at
Warner Bros. in November 2000. As a studio executive, he was responsible for buying the Harry Potter book series for the studio, as well as overseeing the eight-film series. In addition, Wigram also championed such films as Three Kings, Charlotte Gray and The Big Tease. He later transitioned from executive to independent producer with a first look deal at Warner Bros. During his tenure, Wigram produced the 2009 hit film Sherlock Holmes. Wigram also co-wrote the story for the film. He was also a producer on the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Wigram was also executive producer of the last four Harry Potter films, as well as August Rush and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
.
In 2012, Wigram started a joint production company with his frequent collaborator, Guy Ritchie, called Ritchie/Wigram Productions. The company's first film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., was released in August 2015.
Filmography
Personal
Wigram is married with two daughters.[4]
References
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Brazen Notes, Issue 10, Spring 2010" (PDF). Brasenose College, Oxford. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 19 December 2009.