Jonathan Gray (producer)

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Jonathan Gray
Born (1980-08-24) August 24, 1980 (age 41)
Cannes, France
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2017-present

Jonathan Gray (born 24 August 1980[1] in Cannes, France) is a French-American film producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Hideaway Entertainment, an independent film production company based in Los Angeles.

Early Life and education[]

Jonathan Gray is the son of French-American Holocaust survivor and writer Martin Gray.[2]

He attended the Carnot high school in Cannes, with a literature-focused curriculum, and then attended the SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis.[3]

Career[]

Entertainment[]

In 2017, Jonathan Gray launched the independent film production company The Hideaway Entertainment,[4] marking the start of his career as a producer.

The first film produced by The Hideaway Entertainment was Mile 22, an action thriller film featuring Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg, John Malkovich and Iko Uwais (August 2018),[5] followed by Bloodshot (March 2020), a sci-fi action film based on the Valiant Entertainment comic book series of the same name starring Vin Diesel as the lead character.[6]

In 2019, Sony Pictures produced Men in Black: International in association with The Hideaway Entertainment. It opened #1 in every country with a worldwide box office of $260 Million. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Liam Neeson, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, and Emma Thompson.[7]

In 2020, Jonathan Gray produced Cherry, based on the award-winning book of the same name, alongside Anthony and Joe Russo, who also directed the movie which is scheduled to make its debut release in 2021 on Apple TV+.[8][9]

In 2021, Jonathan Gray will produce and co-finance, through The Hideaway Entertainment, Combat Control, a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Sam Hargrave which tells the true story of Combat Controller and Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman.[10]

In 2021, Jonathan Gray will also produce the film "Freedom Ride", a feature film depicting the story of a group of young anti-racist activists during the civil rights era in the United States in the 1960s.[11] The film's script is based on the personal stories of early Freedom Riders such as civil rights icon John Lewis.[12] The film is produced by The Hideaway Entertainment, INDE Companies and Brooklyn Media, a production company linked to Benjamin Crump, an attorney who played a leading role in the George Floyd case and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.[13]

Real Estate[]

In 2005, Jonathan Gray partnered with Gary Hersham, a powerful London broker, to set up Beauchamp Estates France, a high-end real estate agency, based in Cannes and Saint-Tropez.[14] [15] The company rapidly became a major player in the high-end real estate market in the South of France. Over the past fifteen years, Beauchamp Estates has been involved in many prestigious and record-breaking sales, in France and beyond, including the sale of Villa les Cèdres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (sold in August 2019 for €200 million) [16] and the Château Miraval, Correns-Var to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (sold in 2008 for an estimated $60 million).[17]

Filmography[]

Release Date Title Directors Role
August 17, 2018 Mile 22 Peter Berg Executive Producer
November 8, 2018 Time Freak Andrew Bowler Executive Producer
June 14, 2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray Additional Crew
March 13, 2020 Bloodshot David S. F. Wilson Executive Producer
February 26, 2021 Cherry Anthony Russo
Joe Russo 		Producer

References[]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Gray". BFMTV (in French).
  2. ^ "La mémoire de mon père doit perdurer". Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ^ https://alumnius.net/skema_business_schoo-12500-6#id10854323
  4. ^ "Jonathan Gray: a passionate French entrepreneur and business man". New Corner. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  5. ^ "22 miles (2018)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ "Bloodshot". IMDB. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Gray". IMDB.
  8. ^ "Russo Brothers' Crime Drama 'Cherry' Lands at Apple". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  9. ^ "Apple Lands Anthony and Joe Russo's 'Cherry,' Starring Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  10. ^ Kroll, Justin (2021-03-19). "MGM Nearing Deal For Hot Package 'Combat Control' With Jake Gyllenhaal Attached To Play Medal Of Honor Recipient John Chapman; 'Extraction's Sam Hargrave Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  11. ^ "Attorney Benjamin Crump Boards 'Freedom Ride' Civil Rights Film". The Hollywood Reporter. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  12. ^ Jackson, Angelique (2021-02-04). "Deon Taylor to Direct 'Freedom Ride,' Based on Congressman John Lewis' Experiences". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  13. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-08-06). "'Freedom Ride': The Hideaway Entertainment, INDE Companies And Brooklyn Media Team With Advocate Benjamin Crump For Civil Rights Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  14. ^ "Neom, le rêve hollywoodien de Mohammed Ben Salman pour l'Arabie saoudite". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  15. ^ "Gary Hersham on mega-deals, expansion plans & the future of luxury real estate". Primersi. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  16. ^ "C'est un milliardaire ukrainien qui aurait acheté la villa "Les Cèdres" pour 200 millions d'euros". La Vie Immo (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  17. ^ "Brad Pitt et Angelina Jolie mettent en vente Miraval, leur château varois". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-24.
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