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Neal Moritz On Getting Non-Franchise Movies Made
Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and executive at Sony Pictures. He is the founder of Original Film and most known for I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Am Legend,XXX and The Fast and the Furious franchise, and the television shows Prison Break and The Big C. His films have earned more than $5 billion as of 2012.
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- Neal Moritz On Getting Non Franchise Movies Made
- Top 18 Quotes of Neal H Moritz Film producer
- Early life and family
- Career
- References
☝ Top 18 Quotes of Neal H. Moritz - Film producer
Early life and family
Moritz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Milton Moritz and Barbara (née Levin). His paternal grandfather, Joseph Moritz, owned movie theaters in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles and was an early investor in American International Pictures (AIP). Milton Moritz was born in Pittsburgh and relocated to California at the age of 8 following a diagnosis of rheumatic fever. His move was prompted by a recommendation from his doctor, who advised that a more favorable climate might benefit his health. He was head of marketing at AIP and was later CEO and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada. He is from a Jewish family.
Moritz grew up in Westwood and graduated from UCLA, where he did a Semester at Sea program. When he came back, he gave away several backpacks that were popular with Chinese students. He had so many requests for the backpacks that he and a friend began a company importing purses and bags from Taiwan. He sold the company to an investor, and returned to school. He earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in 1985. He is a member of the school's Alumni Development Council. As of April 2017, Moritz has been married for 15 years and has two children, aged 14 and 11.
Career
One of his earliest movies was Juice with Tupac Shakur. Moritz has more than 70 films to his credit, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, The Fast and the Furious franchise, Not Another Teen Movie, XXX, S.W.A.T., Evan Almighty, I Am Legend, Made of Honor, Total Recall and 21 Jump Street.
Moritz is also credited for Prison Break, and he produced Cabin by the Lake, its sequel Return to Cabin by the Lake and The Glass House. In December 2011, Moritz announced plans to produce a reboot of the Starship Troopers film franchise; this reboot is said to be more faithful to the source material than the previous films, which feature little in common with the original novel apart from the general setting and character names.