Ryan Patrick Colucci (born 1978) is an American feature film producer and writer.
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Originally from Levittown, New York, he grew up in Syosset, New York.[1]
After graduating from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program, he worked at Snoot Entertainment, where he was a producer on the CG-animated feature Battle for Terra. That film premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival and was released on May 1, 2009 from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, in both 2D and 3D. It was on the Academy Award short-list for the Best Animated Film Oscar in 2009.[2]
Colucci is teaming up with Warner Brothers Pictures to produce Terry Brooks’ Shannara fantasy series (fourteen books in total). Along with Mike the Pike Productions, he is also attached to produce George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade, the World Fantasy Award-Winning horror novella from the Dark Visions compilation book.[3]
In 2007, Colucci founded Spoke Lane Entertainment, a feature film and publishing company. Their first graphic novel Harbor Moon debuted at San Diego Comic-con in July 2010 through Shuster Award-winning publisher Arcana Studio and was officially published in April 2011. Colucci and Spoke Lane have three more graphic novels currently in production, R.E.M., Bulderlyns and Chasing Rabbits.[4]
Colucci's feature film White Space [5] went into production in the spring of 2011 in association with Filmworks/FX and Mike the Pike Productions, with Ken Locsmandi directing.[6]