Marianne Maddalena
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Born | Marianne Maddelena 14 November 1963 Lansing, Michigan, United States of America |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse(s) | Mark Weeks 1980 - 2008 (Deceased) |
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Marianne Maddalena (born November 14, 1963) is an American film producer. She was born in Lansing, Michigan, and was Wes Craven's producing partner for many years. They had a company together called Craven/Maddalena Films. One of their productions, Wes Craven's New Nightmare was nominated for Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards in 1995. Music of the Heart garnered two Oscar nominations; one for Meryl Streep as Best Actress and one for Best Song for "Music of my Heart." Over the years, she produced countless hit films such as Red Eye with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, the Scream (franchise) and Vampire in Brooklyn with Eddie Murphy. She was behind the US debut of visionary filmmaker Alexandre Aja with The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film).
Maddalena was an executive producer for the former MTV and now, VH1 series Scream.[1]
In 2021, Maddalena has been made Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres which is a recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature of the French cultural inheritance.
She is an executive producer on the upcoming Scream (2022 film) film and she is also currently developing a TV show for FX with Dan Mazer.
Her movies grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.
Wes Craven speaking on the New Nightmare DVD said “Marianne and I have been working in a partnership for almost ten years, and she has been my Guardian Angel of getting us through all the shoals of production and also an inspiration for many of the creative ideas that come through in the making of my Horror pictures.”
Filmography[]
- New York, I Love You
- The Last House on the Left
- Scream
- Scream 2
- Scream 3
- Scream 4
- Music of the Heart
- Cursed
- The People Under the Stairs
- Red Eye (also made an onscreen appearance)
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Shocker
- The Breed
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also made an onscreen appearance)
- The Hills Have Eyes
- Scream (TV series) (2015–2019)
References[]
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (24 June 2019). "'Scream' Reboot Moves to VH1, Gets July Debut, Trailer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links[]
- Film producers from Michigan
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Lansing, Michigan
- 1963 births
- American women film producers
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American businesswomen
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- American film producer stubs