Joey McFarland

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Joey McFarland
Born Christopher McFarland
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Film Producer
Website
www.redgranitepictures.com

Christopher "Joey" McFarland (born April 30, 1972) is an American independent film producer,[1] and current Vice Chairman of Red Granite Pictures.[2]

Life and career

Joey McFarland was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended DeSales High School and later graduated from the University of Louisville.[3] In 2010, with producing partner Riza Aziz, McFarland co-founded Red Granite Pictures, an American film finance, development, production and distribution company.[4] McFarland serves as both a producer and vice-chairman for the independent company and started its slate with the hit romantic comedy, Friends with Kids[5] Written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, Friends With Kids also stars Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Chris O'Dowd.

In 2012, following the success of Friends With Kids, McFarland went on to executive produce the dramatic thriller, Out of the Furnace, starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, and Forest Whitaker. Scott Cooper of Crazy Heart directed the feature which was released on December 6, 2013.[6] McFarland followed up Out of the Furnace with the highly anticipated film The Wolf of Wall Street. The Wolf of Wall Street is based upon Jordan Belfort's best-selling novel of the same name and was adapted into a screenplay by Terence Winter. The film starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill, and was directed by Martin Scorsese. The film was released on December 25, 2013.[7] The Wolf of Wall Street has achieved tremendous box office success and critical acclaim - including a Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy for star Leonardo DiCaprio and five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.

Also in 2013, McFarland completed production on Horns, a supernatural thriller starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and directed by Alexandre Aja. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Joe Hill and will be released in 2014 by Dimension-RADiUS.[8] McFarland is also a producer on the sequel Dumb and Dumber To directed by Pete and Bobby Farrelly. The film reprises Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels classic roles of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne and will be released on November 14, 2014 by Universal Pictures.[9]

In 2011, Variety named McFarland to their list of Top 10 Producers to Watch.

Filmography

Year Film Director Other notes
2014Dumb and Dumber ToPeter and Bobby Farrelly
2014HornsAlexandre Aja
December 25, 2013The Wolf of Wall StreetMartin Scorsese
December 6, 2013Out of the FurnaceScott Cooper
March 16, 2012Friends With KidsJennifer Westfeldt

References

  1. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118043039 at Variety, by Dave McNarry, posted September 19, 2011, retrieved February 10, 2012
  2. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045458 at Variety, by Gregg Goldstein, posted November 8, 2011, retrieved February 10, 2012
  3. ↑ http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120318/SCENE03/303180013/Leo-DiCaprio-Jon-Hamm-Hollywood
  4. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-red-granite-pictures-riza-aziz-joey-mcfarland-327206
  5. ↑ "Lionsgate Has Friends With Kids". Press Release. Lionsgate. Retrieved October 19, 2012. 
  6. ↑ IMDb. "Out of the Furnace". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 19, 2012. 
  7. ↑ McClintock, Pamela. "Red Granite Picture's Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland on Scorsese's "Wolf of Wall Street"". Hollywood Reporter. 
  8. ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/radius-dimension-daniel-radcliffe-horns-toronto-film-festival/
  9. ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/dumb-and-dumber-release-date-november-14-2014/

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