Michael Costigan (film producer)

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Michael Costigan
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Costigan in 2015
Occupation(s)Film producer, executive producer
Years active1996-present

Michael Costigan is a film and television producer.

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Biography

Costigan graduated from Brown University in 1990. [1] He was a production executive at Columbia Pictures at Sony Pictures Entertainment, [2] where he worked for nine years on films including Bottle Rocket (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Gattaca (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), and Charlie's Angels (2000). He left Sony and worked as executive producer on Brokeback Mountain (2005). [3] Costigan started a production company, Corduroy Films, in 2002. [4] He then became president at Scott Free Productions from 2005 to 2012. [3] Costigan left Scott Free to work full-time as a film producer. He started the production company COTA Films and signed a two-year deal with Sony. [2]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCredit
2005 Brokeback Mountain Executive producer
2006 Deck the Halls
2007 American Gangster Executive producer
2008 Smart People
Body of Lies Executive producer
2009 Tell-Tale
The Taking of Pelham 123 Executive producer
Cracks Co-producer
2010 Welcome to the Rileys
Cyrus
Robin Hood Executive producer
2012 Being Flynn
Prometheus Executive producer
2013 The East
Stoker
The Counselor Executive producer
Out of the Furnace
2015 A Bigger Splash
2017 Ghost in the Shell
Woodshock
2018 Dumplin'
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Lying and Stealing
2020 Uncle Frank
2023 Your Place or Mine
Hit Man
Hell of a Summer Executive producer
TBA
Imagination
The Girls I've Been
The PinkertonExecutive producer
The Rosie Project
Thanks
YearFilmRole
2005 The Puffy Chair Thanks
2007 The Good Life Producers gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of
2008 Baghead Thanks

Television

YearTitleCredit
2020 The Outsider Executive producer
A Teacher Executive producer
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Executive producer
2023 Outlast Executive producer
Florida Man Executive producer
Based on a True Story Executive producer
Lessons in Chemistry Executive producer
TBABlack RabbitExecutive producer

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References

  1. "Forum: Storytelling in a Changing Media Landscape". Brown University.
  2. 1 2 Fleming, Mike (July 5, 2012). "Scott Free President Michael Costigan Leaving To Be Producer; Will Ex-Summit Exec Michael Schaefer Take Post?". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Fleming, Mike (February 5, 2013). "Ex-Exec Michael Costigan Returns To Sony In Producing Pact". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. "Official Site | Michael Costigan | Being Flynn". focusfeatures.com. Focus Features . Retrieved November 22, 2013.