Broderick Johnson is the co-founder and co-CEO of

Alcon Entertainment Alcon Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company, founded in 1997 by film producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Since its establishment, Alcon Entertainment has developed and financed films that are ultimately distribut ...

, which he formed with his producing partner Andrew Kosove in 1997. Under his leadership, Alcon Entertainment has financed and produced and/or co-financed and co-produced over 30 films to date.

Early life

A native of

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, Johnson graduated from

Sidney Lanier High School Sidney Lanier High School is a public high school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. History Established in 1910 on the southern outskirts of downtown Montgomery, Alabama, the school was named for a Southern poet, Sidney Lanier, who lived in ...

in Montgomery, Alabama in 1985. He met his current producing partner,

Andrew Kosove Andrew A. Kosove is an American film and television producer who has produced 35 films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the film '' The Blind Side''. Alongside his producing partner, Broderick Johnson, he is the co-founder and co-CEO o ...

, while the two attended

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

as undergraduates. Johnson majored in economics and initially pursued a career on Wall Street, accepting a position at Salomon Brothers in New York where he worked as a quantitative analyst in the equity derivatives group.

Career

Johnson and Kosove shared an appreciation for movies and an interest in filmmaking. After moving to Los Angeles and becoming involved with a low budget production, it was clear that their passion for film and background in finance could lead to a promising and viable career in the entertainment industry. Shortly after their move, the two were introduced to FedEx Chairman and founder Frederick W. Smith. Johnson and Kosove presented Smith with a 221-page business plan for an independently financed film company that called for guaranteed distribution from a major studio, disciplined management of overhead, production, and marketing costs, and ownership of a film library. Ultimately, Smith chose to partner with Johnson and Kosove in what became the current finance, development, and production company

. Since then, Alcon has established multiple exclusive long-term distribution agreements with Warner Bros. Johnson's film producing credits include '' Blade Runner 2049'', the sequel to the sci-fi classic starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto,

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, and

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from Academy Award nominated director Denis Villeneuve; the Academy Award nominated Best Picture '' The Blind Side'', which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for Best Actress; ''

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'' starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; ''Insomnia'' starring Al Pacino,

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, and

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from director

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; ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''; ''P.S. I Love You'' starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller ''Prisoners'' directed by Denis Villeneuve starring

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and Gyllenhaal; and the family hit ''

Dolphin Tale ''Dolphin Tale'' is a 2011 American 3D family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith, from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi and a book of the same name. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, ...

'' starring Morgan Freeman and Harry Connick Jr. Johnson earned an Emmy nomination in 2015 for producing the Alex Gibney directed HBO documentary ''Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All'', an intimate documentary portrait of the singer, actor, father, husband, and philanthropist that attracted more viewers for HBO from the 50+ age bracket than ever before. His other television producing credits include the hit series '' The Expanse'', a critically acclaimed space thriller for Syfy that was recently picked up by Amazon for another season; the HBO four-part documentary ''The Defiant Ones'' which chronicles the divergent roots and unlikely partnership of Dr. Dre and

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; and the upcoming animated children's series ''Pete the Cat'' based on the best-selling books, which is a co-production currently in development with Amazon Studios to be streamed on Amazon. In 2015, ''

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'' named Johnson on its "30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood”. In addition, ''

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'' listed Johnson along with Will Smith and Tyler Perry in their 2009 “Power List of the Most Influential African American Agents, Producers, and Directors in Hollywood".

Personal life

Johnson lives in Los Angeles, California and is married to Jennifer Johnson. They have three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Executive producer * ''Hysteria'' (2014) * '' Sinatra: All or Nothing at All'' (2015) (Documentary) * ''Everest'' (2015) * '' The Expanse'' (2015−22) * ''

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'' (2017) (Documentary) * ''

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'' (2017−20) * ''Nana'' (2019) (TV movie) * '' Blade Runner: Black Lotus'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Broderick American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Princeton University alumni American independent film production company founders