Douglas Wick

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American film producer

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Douglas Wick is an American film producer whose work includes producing Gladiator, Stuart Little, and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Life and career

Wick is the son of actress Mary Jane (Woods) and United States Information Agency director Charles Z. Wick. Following his cum laude graduation from Yale University, where he was a member of Wolf's Head Society, Douglas Wick began work for filmmaker Alan J. Pakula as his "coffee boy". In 1979, Wick would get his first film credit when he served as associate producer on Pakula's film Starting Over. Wick's first solo producing job came on the 1988 film Working Girl. His next film, Wolf, would reunite Wick with Mike Nichols, who directed Working Girl, before he went on to produce the 1996 film The Craft. The year of 1999 saw Wick produce both the critical-hit Girl, Interrupted and the box-office hit Stuart Little. The following year brought with it Wick's biggest success to date, Gladiator. This film would net Wick an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award all for "Best Picture". Also in 2000 Wick produced the Sci Fi hit Hollow Man. In the next few years Wick would produce Spy Game, Peter Pan (the first live action version of the J.M. Barrie classic tale), a successful Stuart Little sequel Stuart Little 2, and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!. In 2005, Wick produced two more critical hits, Jarhead and Memoirs of a Geisha as well as two lesser successes Bewitched and another Stuart Little sequel Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. Wick produced the moderate success of RV and a Hollow Man sequel Hollow Man 2 in 2006.

Wick and Red Wagon's most recent production was The Divergent Series, based on Veronica Roth's New York Times bestselling books. Divergent starred a cast of newcomers including Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Justin Marasigan, Miles Teller, and Ansel Elgort, as well as Oscar winner Kate Winslet. It was followed by the sequels Insurgent and Allegiant, which also stars Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels. Previously, Fisher and Wick produced The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan.

Wick has been married to Lucy Fisher since 1986, and together they have three daughters. Wick is also best friends with bluegrass musician Dave Rawlings and frequently visits him at his home in Nashville.

Red Wagon Entertainment

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Douglas Wick is the founder of Red Wagon Entertainment and Red Wagon Productions. In 2000, he expanded the company to bring in Lucy Fisher, his partner and wife. Red Wagon Productions has been the production company on fifteen of the films Wick has produced, including: Girl, Interrupted; Spy Game; and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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YearFilmCreditNotes
1979Starting OverAssociate producer
1988Working Girl
1994Wolf
1996The Craft
1998Hush
1999Stuart Little
Girl, Interrupted
2000Gladiator
Hollow Man
2001Spy Game
2002Stuart Little 2
2003Peter Pan
2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2005Bewitched
Stuart Little 3: Call of the WildDirect-to-video
Jarhead
Memoirs of a Geisha
2006RV
Hollow Man 2Executive producerDirect-to-video
2012Lawless
2013The Great Gatsby
2014Divergent
2015The Divergent Series: Insurgent
2016The Divergent Series: Allegiant
2020The Craft: Legacy
2024Gladiator II
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;As writer

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YearFilmNotes
2002Stuart Little 2
2005Stuart Little 3: Call of the WildDirect-to-video
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;Miscellaneous crew

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YearFilmRole
1978Comes a HorsemanAssistant to director
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;Thanks

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YearFilmRole
2010How Do You KnowSpecial thanks
2019Lost Holiday
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Television

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YearTitleCredit
2003Stuart LittleExecutive producer
2021–2023Joe PickettExecutive producer
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Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Picture
    • 2000 Gladiator

Golden Globes

  • Best Picture
    • 1988 Working Girl
    • 2000 Gladiator

BAFTA Awards

  • Best Film
    • 2000 Gladiator

PGA Golden Laurel Awards

  • Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
    • 2000

NATO ShoWest Producer of the Year

  • 2002

References

References

  1. . (). ["Douglas Wick Biography (1955– )"](http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Douglas-Wick.html). *Advameg*.
  2. Martin, Douglas. (24 July 2008). "Charles Wick, 90, former head of U.S. Information Agency". The New York Times.
  3. Hughes, Candice. (8 May 2000). "Russell Crowe savors film success by working as much as possible". Santa Cruz County Sentinel.
  4. Ebert, Roger. (2004). "Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2005". Andrews McMeel Publishing.
  5. Willis, John. (2004). "Screen World 2003". Hal Leonard Corporation.
  6. Scott, A. O.. (2014). "Shimmying Off the Literary Mantle: 'The Great Gatsby,' Interpreted by Baz Luhrmann". [[The New York Times]].
  7. Wilkinson, Alec. (20 September 2004). "THE GHOSTLY ONES: How Gillian Welch and David Rawlings rediscovered country music.".
  8. (2019-04-13). "Red Wagon Entertainment".
  9. [http://www.curesnow.org/wick.html Career summary at curesnow.org] {{webarchive. link. (February 6, 2012 Accessed April 5, 2010.)

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