Marc Shmuger (born June 27, 1958) is an American entertainment executive and film producer. From 1998 to 2009 he was working for Universal Pictures, where he became chairman in 2006. From February 2016 to December 2017 he was the CEO of EuropaCorp.
Biography
editMarc Shmuger studied English and film studies from 1976 to 1980 at Wesleyan University and holds a Bachelor of Arts.[1]
He started his career in the entertainment industry in the 1980s, where he worked e.g. as a creative consultant and script supervisor. Together with Mark Malone he wrote the script for the horror thriller Dead of Winter, which was filmed by Arthur Penn in 1987.
From May 1991 until May 1998 Shmuger worked at the marketing department of Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he was involved in the marketing of Luc Besson's movies Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element. At Sony, Shmuger became Executive Vice President of Marketing. Afterwards he joined Universal Pictures as President of Marketing, and was later promoted Vice Chairman. In March 2006, Shmuger was promoted to Chairman of Universal Pictures with David Linde becoming Co-Chairman.[2] At this position, he was among other things in charge of promoting movies on new video websites like Youtube.[3] In October 2009, Shmuger and Linde were ousted from Universal Pictures .[4]
In 2011, Shmuger founded his own production company, Global Produce,[5] that e.g. produced Alex Gibney's documentary films We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks[6] and Zero Days.[7] He was also rumored to be working on a new Scarface movie,[8] Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, an adaptation of Nicholas de Monchaux's book,[9] and a remake of Timecop.[10]
In February 2016, Shmuger became CEO of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp.[11][12] He held that position until the end of 2017[13] and stepped down on 31 December 2017 as the company was facing a harsh financial slop. As CEO of Europacorp, he led many restructuring actions such as raising funds, offloading noncore assets, restructuring the company's debt and reducing operational costs. He kept working as a consultant for EuropaCorp on Besson's movie Anna.[14]
He is married to Louise Hamagami and has two sons.[15]
Other roles
edit- Partner at KKM Global Brand Strategies.[15]
- Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Member of the Board of Trustees for American Film Institute
Awards
edit- 1999, 2000: Entertainment Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age[16]
Selected filmography
editProducer
- 1987: Dead of Winter (also scriptwriter)
- 2013: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (documentary)
- 2016: Zero Days (documentary)
- 2019: Anna
Executive Producer
- 2013: The Spectacular Now
- 2014: Lucy
- 2017: The Circle
References
edit- ^ A Motion Picture Event. In: wesleyan.edu, September 17, 2019.
- ^ Gabriel Snyder: Pair has Universal appeal In: variety.com, March 17, 2006.
- ^ Holson, Laura M. (2007-01-15). "Hollywood Asks YouTube: Friend or Foe?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Nikki Finke: Why Karma Is A Bitch For Marc Shmuger. In: Deadline Hollywood, October 5, 2009.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr: Ex-Universal Pic Chief Marc Shmuger Launches Global Produce Shingle. In: Deadline Hollywood, May 6, 2011.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (2012-12-19). "WikiLeaks, Hollywood's Next Muse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ White, Peter (2018-02-15). "HBO Developing 'Stuxnet' Miniseries Based On Alex Gibney's 'Zero Days' With Carnival Films". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2011-09-21). "'Scarface' Update Being Developed By Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2012-01-31). "Producer Marc Shmuger to Chronicle the Space (Suit) Race with 'Fashioning Apollo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2013-05-22). "Universal Plans 'Timecop' Reboot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ James Rainey, Brent Lang: EuropaCorp Shakeup: Christophe Lambert’s Journey From Ad Man to Bullfighter to Dethroned CEO. In: variety.com, February 12, 2016.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr, Ali Jaafar: EuropaCorp Shocker: CEO Christophe Lambert Leaves, Marc Shmuger Replacing Him. In: Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2016.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy: EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger to Exit, Luc Besson to Take Interim Job (EXCLUSIVE) . In: variety.com, November 10, 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2017-11-10). "EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger to Exit, Luc Besson to Take Interim Job (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ a b Bio Marc Shmuger. In: kkmbrands.com.
- ^ Mary Ellen Podmolik: Superstar Marc Shmuger: 'Grinch' nothing but smiles for Universal. In: adage.com, March 26, 2001.
External links
edit- Marc Shmuger at IMDb