Jonathan Cavendish
Jonathan Cavendish | |
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Born | 4 February 1959 |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1987–present http://www.imaginariumuk.com |
Jonathan Stewart Cavendish (born 4 February 1959) is an English independent film producer. He is notable for his work on Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Breathe (2017) and the Bridget Jones films.
Early life[]
Jonathan Stewart Cavendish was born 4 February 1959,[citation needed] the son of Robin Cavendish and Diana Blacker Cavendish, who became advocates for the disabled following Robin's paralysis by polio in December 1958.[1][2]
Cavendish studied history at Oxford University.[3]
Career[]
Cavendish began his career in advertising. He was part of the marketing team behind Channel 4's launch in 1982. After joining Little Bird Productions in 1983, Cavendish has been responsible for acclaimed titles such as In My Father's Den (2004), Croupier (1998) and Trauma (2004), as well as numerous TV projects.[3]
In 2011, he founded The Imaginarium Studios with actor Andy Serkis.[4] The Imaginarium is a creative digital studio based in Ealing, dedicated to the invention of believable, emotionally engaging digital characters using Performance Capture technology. Cavendish had his motion capture "epiphany" while watching King Kong. "To the embarrassment of my children, I cried … and it was only afterwards when I looked up the movie and found out about it that I discovered that inside all of that was little Andy."[5]
On 20 October 2012, the studio acquired rights to The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon and a new motion capture adaptation of Animal Farm. Cavendish will produce both films along with Serkis.[6]
Cavendish commissioned writer William Nicholson to write a screenplay on his father's life and work. The film, Breathe, is directed by Serkis, and opened in October 2017. In it, Cavendish's father, Robin, is portrayed by Andrew Garfield, and his wife, Diana, is portrayed by Claire Foy.[7] Bleecker Street and Participant Media acquired the domestic distribution rights to the film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]
Personal life[]
Cavendish is married to Lesley Ann Rogers. They have triplets, born in 1996.[9]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Role |
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1987 | December Bride | Producer |
1992 | Into the West | Producer |
1994 | A Man of No Importance | Producer |
1995 | Moondance | Producer |
Nothing Personal | Producer | |
1998 | Croupier | Producer |
St. Ives | Producer | |
2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal | Producer |
Gangster No. 1 | Producer | |
2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Producer |
2004 | Trauma | Producer |
Marie and Bruce | Executive Producer | |
In My Father's Den | Producer | |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Producer | |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Producer | |
2005 | Whiskey Echo [TV Movie] | Executive Producer |
2006 | Bernard and Doris | Executive Producer |
2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Producer |
2010 | All Good Children | Producer |
2015 | Adventure of a Lifetime (Coldplay music video) | Executive Producer |
2017 | Breathe | Producer |
The Ritual | Producer | |
2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Producer |
2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Executive Producer |
TBA | Next Goal Wins | Producer |
TBA | No One Gets Out Alive[10] | Producer |
TBA | The Last House on Needless Street[11] | Executive Producer |
Television[]
Year | Film | Role |
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1990 | The Lilac Bus | Producer |
1991 | 4 Play | Producer (1 episode) |
1995 | The Hanging Gale | Producer |
1996 | The Writing on the Wall | Producer |
2000 | Dirty Tricks | Executive Producer |
2003 | The Key | Executive Producer |
2015 | Fungus The Bogeyman [Miniseries] | Executive Producer |
2018 | Death and Nightingales [Miniseries] | Producer |
TBA | Half Bad [12] | Executive Producer |
References[]
- ^ Renton, Alice; Renton, Tim (10 August 1994). "Obituary: Robin Cavendish". The Independent.
- ^ Oaksey, John (17 August 2001). "Obituaries: Professor E T 'Teddy' Hall". The Telegraph.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jonathan Cavendish: Independent producer". 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Who we Are". 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Andy Serkis: From Gollum to studio boss". 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Hobbit's Andy Serkis Plots 'The Bone Season' and 'Animal Farm' Remake". 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (10 September 2016). "Toronto: Andrew Garfield Starrer 'Breathe' Goes to Bleecker Street, Participant". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (10 September 2016). "Andrew Garfield’s ‘Breathe’ Bought by Participant Media, Bleecker Street". Yahoo! Lifestyle.
- ^ Sophia Money-Coutts (26 September 2017). "Meet the man behind this year's most heartbreaking film". Tatler Magazine. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3630837/ritual-writer-adam-nevills-horror-novel-no-one-gets-alive-turned-netflix-movie/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2021/03/andy-serkis-the-last-house-on-needless-street-catriona-ward-jonathan-cavendish-imaginarium-productions-movie-deal-1234716475/
- ^ https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/netflix-uk-original-series-slate-1234852613/
External links[]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- European Film Awards winners (people)
- British film producers