Nine Stories Productions

Nine Stories Productions is a New-York based film, theater and television production company founded by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker in 2015. Nine Stories has a first-look deal with Bold Films, the company behind Whiplash, Drive, and Nightcrawler, the latter of which Gyllenhaal starred in and produced. Gyllenhaal won an Independent Spirit Award for producing Nightcrawler and was an Executive Producer on David Ayer’s End of Watch. Marker produced Cary Fukunaga’s critically acclaimed child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation and was an Executive Producer on Academy Award nominated The Kids Are All Right.

Nine Stories aims to develop and produce provocative, character driven material at both the studio and independent levels. The company is currently in post-production on both David Gordon Green’s “Stronger,” inspired by a true story and based on The New York Times bestseller of the same name, as well as “Wildlife,” Paul Dano's directorial debut in which Gyllenhaal stars opposite Carey Mulligan. Nine Stories is currently in development on a number of titles, including Jo Nesbø's critically acclaimed novel “The Son”, which Denis Villeneuve will direct; Stephen Gaghan’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s post-apocolyptic video game “The Division," in which Gyllenhaal will also star, and a scripted limited series for A&E centered on cults throughout history. The company is also developing Cary Fukunaga’s father/son bullying drama, “Joe Bell,” as well as Antoine Fuqua’s cartel drama The Man Who Made it Snow, and “Theater of War,” based on an episode of This American Life, for director Alex Timbers, which Nine Stories is pursuing for film and stage. “Hondros,” a documentary executive produced by Nine Stories on war photographer Chris Hondros, will premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Gyllenhaal is currently starring on Broadway in the highest grossing revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George, with Marker, Jeanine Tesori and Adam Speers of ATG producing.

Following the deal with Bold Films, Gyllenhaal explained: “[They choose] to tell stories that I love — unflinching yet entertaining. I look forward to making movies that are successful both artistically and financially. That’s what [Bold CEO] Gary [Michael Waters] and [Chairman] Michel [Litvak] do. They are nonconformists who have already proven to be terrific partners on ‘Nightcrawler’ — protecting stories and the artists who tell them.” Litvak added: “We are thrilled to be back in business with Jake. I truly enjoy our artistic collaboration. His impeccable taste in projects and deep knowledge of how to make high quality films make him a formidable producer."