Bradley Fuller (born 1965) is an American film and television producer. He co-owns
Platinum Dunes
Platinum Dunes is an American production company founded in November 2001 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form. The company produces horror films, such as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', ''The Purge'', ''Friday the 13th (20 ...
, partnering with both
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of ...
and
Andrew Form
Andrew Form (born 1969) is an American film producer, best known for producing the films '' Friday the 13th'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and ''The Purge''. He is the co-founder of company Platinum Dunes along with Michael Bay and Brad F ...
.
Early life and education
Bradley Fuller was born in 1965 into a family of theatre owners.
[Motion Picture Herald, 1966, Quigley Publishing Company, p. 27.] His parents were Irving and Bonnie Fuller (née Corwin).
The Corwin family have run a theatre in
Los Angeles
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since 1923. His grandfather
Sherrill C. Corwin Sherrill or Sherrills may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Sherrill, Arkansas, in Jefferson County
* Sherrill, Iowa, in Dubuque County
* Sherrill, Missouri
* Sherrill, New York, in Oneida County; the smallest city in New York
* Sherrills ...
[Stephen Galloway: ]
Hollywood Reporter Reveals 2014 Producers of the Year
'. In: hollywoodreporter.com
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, 17 December 2014. expanded the business and also produced movies in the 1970s.
Fuller is a 1987 graduate of
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...
in Connecticut.
Michael Bay, another of the co-owners of Platinum Dunes, is also an alumnus of the school (Class of 1986).
Directors
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...
and
Miguel Arteta
Miguel Arteta (born 1965) is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film ''Chuck & Buck'' (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films ''The Good Girl'' (2002) ...
were also Fuller's classmates at Wesleyan.
Career
Circa 2001/2002, Fuller, his childhood friend Michael Bay, and Andrew Form founded Platinum Dunes,
a production company which specializes in producing
horror movies, such as the remakes ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, ...
'' (2003), ''
The Amityville Horror
''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, b ...
'' (2005), ''
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. ...
'' (2009),
and ''
A Nightmare on Elm Street
''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp ...
'' (2010), and original horror franchises such as
Ouija
The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...
(2014), prequel
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and the five ''
The Purge
''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also d ...
'' films.
Fuller has produced multiple films that garnished box-office success. Both ''
The Purge: Anarchy'' and ''
Ouija
The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...
'' (2014) have each grossed over $100,000,000 worldwide, while ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...
'' (2014) has reached as high as $485,000,000. Fuller, along with Platinum Dunes, was named
The Hollywood Reporter (THR)'s "2014's Producers of the Year". In 2015, the company was named as part of THR's 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood. In 2016 the company released ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'', ''
The Purge: Election Year'' and ''
Ouija: Origin of Evil''.
In 2018, Fuller and Platinum Dunes produced the
post-apocalyptic
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astro ...
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
''
A Quiet Place
''A Quiet Place'' is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski and written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and Krasinski, from a story conceived by Woods and Beck. The plot revolves around a father (Krasinski) and a mo ...
.'' The film premiered as the Opening Night film at
South by Southwest
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on March 9, 2018, and was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, by Paramount Pictures. It became a major box office hit, grossing $332 million worldwide, and received acclaim from critics, who praised its originality and atmosphere, as well as the acting, direction, and sound design, calling it a "smart, wickedly frightening good time." On
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 288 reviews, and
an
average rating
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of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''A Quiet Place'' artfully plays on elemental fears with a ruthlessly intelligent creature feature that's as original as it is scary." On
Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 55 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." ''A Quiet Place'' ranks sixth on the list of all-time highest-grossing films in the horror-thriller genre, and currently has the highest worldwide box office gross for a live-action film from an original screenplay since ''
Gravity
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'' in 2013.
Later in 2018 saw the release of the fourth installment in
''The Purge'' Franchise, ''
The First Purge
''The First Purge'' is a 2018 American dystopian action horror film directed by Gerard McMurray and starring Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, and Steve Harris. Written and co-executive produced by James DeMonaco, it is the first film o ...
''. The prequel and joint production between Platinum Dunes and
Blumhouse Prouductions opened in the United States on The Fourth of July, and has grossed over $135 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing entry in the franchise.
Fuller has also found success in producing for television. His TV works include the Starz series
''Black Sails'' and TNT naval drama
''The Last Ship''. He has also produced an
unscripted television show, ''
Billion Dollar Wreck
''Billion Dollar Wreck'' is a History
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'', which premiered on February 8, 2016. In 2018, Fuller and Platinum Dunes produced two new shows that debuted in the summer: ''
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
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'', an Amazon series, premiered in August while ''
The Purge
''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also d ...
'' TV Series premiered on the
USA Network
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in September.
Prior to co-founding Platinum Dunes, Fuller previously worked as a talent manager,
as well as produced the films
Emmett's Mark, starring Gabriel Byrne and Tim Roth, and
A Better Way To Die
''A Better Way to Die'' is a 2000 action and thriller film. It was directed and produced by Scott Wiper. The film centers on a Chicago cop who quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia.
Cast
*Andre Braugher as Cleveland
*Natasha H ...
, featuring Natasha Henstridge and André Braugher.
Fuller's future projects include working with Sony on upcoming suspense fil
The Registrationstarring
Sydney Sweeney, an adaptation of
Madison Lawson's novel of the same name, post-apocalyptic action thrille
Elevationwith
Anthony Mackie
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) is an American actor. Mackie made his acting debut starring in the semi-biographical drama film '' 8 Mile'' (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his per ...
,
Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born 2 June 1979) is a Brazilian actress known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi series '' Firefly'' and its follow-up film '' Serenity'', Vanessa in the superhero comedy franchise ''Deadpool'', Jessi ...
and
Maddie Hasson
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set to star, and The Caretaker starring
Sydney Sweeney, the Universal Pictures adaptation of Marcus Kliewer's short story of the same name.
Personal life
He and his wife, Alexandra, have two sons: Cameron, an actor,
and his younger brother Paxton.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Wesleyan University alumni
American film producers
1965 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)