Nathan Ross

Nathan on the set of Demolition

Nathan Ross is an American film producer and former talent agent.

Personal life

Ross is an Indiana University alumnus and a John Marshall Law School graduate.[1]

Prior to becoming a producer, he was an agent at ICM Partners from 2003–10, primarily representing directors and screenwriters for film.[1][2][3][4]

He was profiled by The Hollywood Reporter in November 2008 in their "Next Gen 35 Under 35", which recognizes entertainment executives in their yearly issue.[4][5]

Film production

Ross was an executive producer on Dallas Buyers Club (starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, both of whom won Academy Awards for their performances[6][7]) alongside his directing partner, Jean-Marc Vallée, who he also manages. [7][8] It was released by Focus Features on November 1, 2013 and won three Academy Awards (including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor) and was nominated for six in total.

He was also executive producer on Wild, directed by Vallée for Fox Searchlight, starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, both of whom were nominated for Academy Awards. The film was released on December 3, 2014.[9] [10]

Ross' most recent film release was Demolition, which Vallée also directed, and starred Jake Gyllenhall, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper, for Fox Searchlight. It was released April 8, 2016 and won the "Headliners Audience Award" at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. [11][12]

Television

Ross is an Executive Producer on the HBO series, Big Little Lies, an adaptation of Liane Moriarty's 2014 darkly comic novel about three mothers of kindergartners, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.[13] The show premiered in February, 2017[14]and has since been nominated for Sixteen Emmy Awards ahead of the 2017 ceremony in September.[15] Liane Moriarty is open to the possibility of continuing of the series.[16] The cast, filmmakers, and Moriarty are having conversations but nothing is written as of yet. [17][18][19]

Ross is also an Executive Producer alongside Jean-Marc Vallee on an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's debut thriller novel Sharp Objects, the project is currently in production.[20]

The project landed at HBO with an eight-episode straight-to-series first season order, starring Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, and Chris Messina.[21][22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wild" (PDF). D97a3ad6c1b09e180027-5c35be6f174b10f62347680d094e609a.r46.cf2.rackcdn.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times (November 26, 2014). "Director Jean-Marc Vallee is on a 'Wild' ride in Hollywood". latimes.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Foreign directors taking on Hollywood". Reuters. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "THR Next Gen 2008: Agents and managers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'The Hollywood Reporter': Next Gen 35 Under 35 Party". Zimbio. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Northbrook mom goes to The Oscars". northbrooktower.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "'The Dallas Buyers Club,' the AIDS film no one wanted to make". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nathan Ross - Filmography". nytimes.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "'Wild' Director Jean-Marc Vallee Boarding Amy Adams' Janis Joplin Biopic". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Reese Witherspoon on her Oscar nomination: 'I can't imagine ever having a year this good'". EW.com. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  11. ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (2016-03-19). "SXSW Audience Award Winners: ‘Demolition’, ‘Transpecos’, ‘Vice Principals & More". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  12. ↑ McNary, Dave (2015-07-16). "Jake Gyllenhaal-Naomi Watts Drama ‘Demolition’ Gets April Release Date". Variety. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise. "Jean-Marc Vallée To Direct All 7 Episodes Of HBO's 'Big Little Lies'". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (October 16, 2016). "‘Big Little Lies’ Teaser: Someone's Papa Was A Rollin' Stone". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2017-07-13). "Emmy Nominations By Program & Network". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  16. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2017-04-11). "‘Big Little Lies’ Author Open to ‘Possibility of Season 2’". Variety. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  17. ↑ "Reese Witherspoon Says Big Little Lies Season 2 Could Happen". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  18. ↑ Shayevich, Natan. "Alumnus produces hit TV show". Torch. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  19. ↑ "GBN alum produces another hit with HBO's ‘Big Little Lies’". www.northbrooktower.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  20. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "‘Sharp Objects’ Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Gillian Flynn, Marti Noxon & Blumhouse Shopped By eOne". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "HBO Orders 'Sharp Objects' Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn, Jean-Marc Vallée & eOne". Deadline. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-03-20). "‘Sharp Objects’: Chris Messina To Star In HBO's Amy Adams Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
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