Sean Bailey
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 Sean Bailey at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010. | |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | President of Motion Picture Production at Walt Disney Studios |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Sean Bailey is a television and film producer, who currently serves as President of Production at Walt Disney Studios. Bailey came to prominence in the early 2000s by partnering with Ben Affleck as producer on various projects,[1] including co-founding LivePlanet.
Career
As an executive of LivePlanet, Bailey served as executive producer for The Emperor's Club, Project Greenlight, Push, Nevada (which he also co-wrote with Affleck), producer Best Laid Plans, Matchstick Men, Gone Baby Gone.
In 2008, the film wing of LivePlanet was dissolved and Bailey teamed with Disney to form the production banner Idealogy Inc, which has produced Tron: Legacy the sequel to the 1982 film Tron.[2] In November 2009, it was announced that Bailey would produce a remake of the 1979 film The Black Hole.[2]
In January 2010, Bailey was named as President of Production at Disney.[3]
References
- ↑ Sperling, Nicole. "Disney Studios hires new production chief: Sean Bailey". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Hollywood Reporter | Heat Vision: 'Tron: Legacy' team mount a 'Black Hole' remake". Heatvisionblog.com. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ Graser, Marc (2010-01-14). "Disney names Sean Bailey production chief". Variety.
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