1. Erik Feig is the CEO of the independent production company Picturestart, which he founded in 2019, and previously oversaw the film production and sales departments of Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate, and Sony Pictures.
15 Facts About Erik Feig
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Films produced by Feig have grossed over $13 billion at the box office.
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Erik Feig was born in Los Angeles and raised in Westport, Connecticut.
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Erik Feig attended Vanderbilt University for one year before taking a year off to travel and transferring to Columbia University, where he graduated with a BA in English in 1992.
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Erik Feig began his career as a producer of independent films in 1997, working with Sony Pictures on films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and Slackers.
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Erik Feig had a producing deal with Artisan Entertainment before being recruited to run the film department at Summit Entertainment, which was solely a film sales company at the time.
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Erik Feig brought the Twilight book series to Summit after Paramount Pictures passed on it.
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Erik Feig pursued the project and was able to make a deal with author Stephenie Meyer, securing the rights to all four books in February 2006.
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Summit was sold to Lionsgate for $412.5 million in 2012, and Erik Feig was named president of production for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
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In February 2014, Erik Feig became co-president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, overseeing film production and development for the Lionsgate and Summit labels.
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Erik Feig first learned of La La Land at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where he met with director Damien Chazelle, who pitched him his script for a Hollywood musical.
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Erik Feig secured a $30 million budget for Lionsgate to produce the film, gambling on an original Hollywood musical.
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In February 2018, it was reported that Erik Feig would leave Lionsgate after raising enough money to launch a new company focused on youth-oriented projects, with Lionsgate expected to invest in the new company.
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In May 2019, Erik Feig announced the launch of his own production company Picturestart.
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Erik Feig married Susanna Felleman in New York City in 2002, and they live in Los Angeles with their two children.