Marc Shmuger
Marc Shmuger (born June 27, 1958) is an American entertainment executive and film producer. From 1998 to 2009 he was working for Universal Pictures, where he became chairman in 2006. From February 2016 to December 2017 he was the CEO of EuropaCorp.
Biography
Marc Shmuger studied English and film studies from 1976 to 1980 at Wesleyan University and holds a Bachelor of Arts.[1]
He started his career in the entertainment industry in the 1980s, where he worked e.g. as a creative consultant and script supervisor. Together with Mark Malone he wrote the script for the horror thriller Dead of Winter, which was filmed by Arthur Penn in 1987.
From May 1991 until May 1998 Shmuger worked at the marketing department of
In 2011, Shmuger founded his own production company, Global Produce,[5] that e.g. produced Alex Gibney's documentary films We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks[6] and Zero Days.[7] He was also rumored to be working on a new Scarface movie,[8] Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, an adaptation of Nicholas de Monchaux's book,[9] and a remake of Timecop.[10]
In February 2016, Shmuger became CEO of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp.[11][12] He held that position until the end of 2017[13] and stepped down on 31 December 2017 as the company was facing a harsh financial slop. As CEO of Europacorp, he led many restructuring actions such as raising funds, offloading noncore assets, restructuring the company's debt and reducing operational costs. He kept working as a consultant for EuropaCorp on Besson's movie Anna.[14]
He is married to Louise Hamagami and has two sons.[15]
Other roles
- Partner at KKM Global Brand Strategies.[15]
- Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Member of the Board of Trustees for American Film Institute
Awards
- 1999, 2000: Entertainment Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age[16]
Seleced filmography
Producer
- 1987: Dead of Winter (also scriptwriter)
- 2013: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (documentary)
- 2016: Zero Days (documentary)
- 2019: Anna
Executive Producer
- 2013: The Spectacular Now
- 2014: Lucy
- 2017: The Circle
References
- ^ A Motion Picture Event. In: wesleyan.edu, September 17, 2019.
- variety.com, March 17, 2006.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Nikki Finke: Why Karma Is A Bitch For Marc Shmuger. In: Deadline Hollywood, October 5, 2009.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr: Ex-Universal Pic Chief Marc Shmuger Launches Global Produce Shingle. In: Deadline Hollywood, May 6, 2011.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ White, Peter (2018-02-15). "HBO Developing 'Stuxnet' Miniseries Based On Alex Gibney's 'Zero Days' With Carnival Films". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2011-09-21). "'Scarface' Update Being Developed By Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2012-01-31). "Producer Marc Shmuger to Chronicle the Space (Suit) Race with 'Fashioning Apollo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2013-05-22). "Universal Plans 'Timecop' Reboot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- variety.com, February 12, 2016.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr, Ali Jaafar: EuropaCorp Shocker: CEO Christophe Lambert Leaves, Marc Shmuger Replacing Him. In: Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2016.
- variety.com, November 10, 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2017-11-10). "EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger to Exit, Luc Besson to Take Interim Job (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ a b Bio Marc Shmuger. In: kkmbrands.com.
- adage.com, March 26, 2001.
External links
- Marc Shmuger at IMDb