Joey McFarland | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Film Producer Founder of McFarland Entertainment |
Notable work | The Wolf of Wall Street , Dumb and Dumber To |
Website | www |
Joey McFarland (born April 30, 1972) is an American film producer and the founder of McFarland Entertainment, [1] a content development and production company for both film and television. [2] He was previously vice chairman of Red Granite Pictures.
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McFarland was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended DeSales High School and the University of Louisville. [3]
In 2010, with producing partner Riza Aziz, McFarland co-founded Red Granite Pictures. [4] In 2011, Variety named McFarland to their list of Top 10 Producers to Watch. [5]
McFarland's first production under the Red Granite banner was the romantic comedy, Friends with Kids . [6] Written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, Friends with Kids also starred Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Chris O'Dowd. In 2012, McFarland went on to executive produce the dramatic thriller, Out of the Furnace , starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, and Forest Whitaker, and directed by Scott Cooper. [7]
Next McFarland produced The Wolf of Wall Street . The Wolf of Wall Street is based upon Jordan Belfort's best-selling novel of the same name. The book was adapted into a screenplay by Terence Winter. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew Mcconaughey, and Margot Robbie, and was directed by Martin Scorsese. Released on December 25, 2013, by Paramount Pictures, [8] The Wolf of Wall Street was a commercial hit and garnered critical acclaim including a Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy for star Leonardo DiCaprio and five Academy Award nominations including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture for which McFarland received a nomination.
In 2013, McFarland completed production on Horns , a supernatural thriller starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and directed by Alexandre Aja. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Joe Hill and was released October 31, 2014 by Dimension-RADiUS. [9]
McFarland was also a producer on the sequel Dumb and Dumber To , directed by Pete and Bobby Farrelly. The film featured Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels again playing Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, respectively, and was released on November 14, 2014, by Universal Pictures. [10] It opened number one at the box office to generally negative reviews. [11]
McFarland was executive producer on the film Daddy's Home directed by Sean Anders and John Morris. Shot in New Orleans, it re-teamed Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg for the first time since 2010. Red Granite Pictures co-produced and co-financed the film with Paramount Pictures, in association with Gary Sanchez Productions. Paramount Pictures was also the worldwide distribution partner. [12] The film was released on December 25, 2015. [13]
McFarland produced Papillon , a remake of the 1973 film of the same name based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière. The film starred Charlie Hunnam as Henri Charrière ("Papillon"), and Rami Malek as Louis Dega. [14] It premiered in September 2017 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [15] Papillon was released August 24, 2018. [16]
In 2018, he formed the independent production company for both television and film called McFarland Entertainment. [17]
In 2019, McFarland agreed to voluntarily surrender to the US government a series of luxury goods allegedly bought with money that could be traced back to the Malaysian 1MDB state fund. [18]
In November 2022, at the Los Angeles premiere for Emancipation , McFarland gave a red carpet interview revealing an original 1863 photograph from his pocket of Gordon, who the film is based on. [19] McFarland received a variety of criticisms for this action. [20] McFarland was a producer of the film.
He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit |
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2011 | Friends with Kids | |
2013 | Horns | |
Out of the Furnace | Executive producer | |
The Wolf of Wall Street | ||
2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | |
2015 | Daddy's Home | Executive producer |
2017 | Papillon | |
2022 | Emancipation |
Year | Group | Award | Film | Result |
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2014 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | The Wolf of Wall Street | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||
AFI Awards | Movie of the Year | Won | ||
PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Nominated |
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