Beau Flynn (born March 23, 1970) is an American film producer. He is best known for producing blockbuster films such as '' Skyscraper'', '' Rampage'', '' San Andreas'', and ''

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'', all of which starred

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. Flynn has also produced independent films, including ''

Requiem for a Dream ''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same na ...

'', ''

Tigerland ''Tigerland'' is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell. It takes place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War. ''Tigerland'' was the name of a U.S. Army training camp during t ...

'', '' Choke'', and ''

The House of Yes ''The House of Yes'' is a 1997 American dark comedy film adapted from the play of the same name by Wendy MacLeod. The film was written and directed by Mark Waters (in his directing debut), produced by Robert Berger, and stars Parker Posey, Josh ...

''. He has been married to film actress

Marley Shelton Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Peffercorn in David Mickey Evans's coming-of-age comedy '' The Sandlot'' (1993), the Customer in Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's neo-noi ...

since 2001 and they have two daughters.

Career

Flynn has been a member of

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and the

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for over 18 years. His first job in the industry was as an executive assistant to producer

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. Flynn has often worked with actor

, including on the 2018 action films '' Skyscraper'' and '' Rampage''. Flynn's 2015 release, '' San Andreas'', based on his own original idea, was

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and

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most successful film of the year, grossing $475 million worldwide. A few of FPC's other titles include: ''

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'', '' Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'', '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'', '' The Rite'', and ''

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''. Flynn produced the Disney film ''

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'', based on the iconic theme park ride, which began shooting in May 2018. This was Flynn's seventh collaboration with Johnson, who also starred with

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. After ''Jungle Cruise'', Flynn and Johnson collaborated again with

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on the film ''

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'', an international action-thriller they produced for

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Future projects

FPC's future projects include: an adaptation of DC Comic's ''

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'', which will star Johnson, ''An Incident at Fort Bragg'', a supernatural thriller based on a true story, ''Stillwater'', an original sci-fi thriller, ''The 37th Parallel'', and ''Seven Wonders'', both based on

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novels; ''Road to Oz'', a biography of

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

, the author of ''

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''.

FlynnPictureCo.

FlynnPictureCo is under a three-year overhead deal with

and

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, where the banner has had a deal for over 12 years. FlynnPictureCo's staff includes Senior Vice President Scott Sheldon and Creative Executives Chanel Bowling and Shelby Thomas.

Personal life

Flynn and actress

married in July 2001. Their first daughter, West Flynn, was born on September 6, 2009. Ruby Jeanne Flynn, their second daughter, was born on May 1, 2012.http://www.eonline.com/news/marley_shelton_welcomes_another_baby/313047.html

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Beau Living people American film producers Place of birth missing (living people) 1970 births