Mark Sourian

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Mark Sourian is an American film producer and studio executive.

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Personal life

Sourian grew up in the Lenox Hill section of New York City, [1] son of two college professors. He graduated from Public School 6, Bronx High School of Science [2] and, in 1995, magna cum laude, from Harvard College. [3] He married Stephanie Moy in September 2016. They live in Los Angeles. [3]

Career

Sourian has worked most of his career as a film studio production executive, most notably as Co-President of Production at DreamWorks from 2009 to 2012, where he oversaw production of The Ring , [4] The Ring Two, Sweeney Todd, Real Steel, [5] The Kite Runner, Things We Lost in the Fire [6] and House of Sand and Fog , among others, [7] and, beginning in 2015, as Executive Vice-President at Universal, [3] where he oversaw production on The Fate of the Furious . [8] In between studio posts, from 2012 to 2015, he worked as an independent producer with an exclusive first-look deal with DreamWorks [6] when he produced Need for Speed [9] and executive produced Delivery Man, [7] A Dog's Purpose [10] and Ghost in the Shell. [11] He served as executive producer of the series Echo 3 for Apple TV+ in 2022. In 2023, he took over as President of Production at The Chosen Inc., overseeing The Chosen, commencing with its third season. [12]

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  2. ↑ https://www.bxscience.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=350440&type=d&pREC_ID=695720
  3. 1 2 3 Fleming, Mike (2015-06-10). "DreamWorks Executive Mark Sourian Joining Universal As Executive VP". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Veteran DreamWorks Exec Joins Universal Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter . 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  5. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2012-05-31). "DreamWorks exec Sourian transitions to producer". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (2012-05-31). "DreamWorks exec Sourian transitions to producer". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. 1 2 Dave McNary (2015-06-10). "Universal, Mark Sourian: Studio Hires 'Need for Speed' Producer". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  8. ↑ "'Fast 8' to 'Criminal Minds': When On-Set Feuds Go Public". The Hollywood Reporter . 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  9. ↑ Dave McNary (2013-08-01). "Mark Sourian Developing Navy Seal Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  10. ↑ Dave McNary (2016-08-26). "'A Dog's Purpose' Trailer Asks 'What Is the Meaning of Life?'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  11. ↑ Justin Kroll (2015-01-05). "'Ghost in the Shell': Scarlett Johansson Signs On to Star (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  12. ↑ "'The Chosen' Sets Former DreamWorks Exec Mark Sourian As President Of Production, Will Serve As Foundation For Bible-Based Entertainment Universe". Deadline Hollywood . 2023-03-28. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20.
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