Braxton Pope Explained

Braxton Pope is an independent American film and television producer and writer. He is a partner in Sodium Fox Productions, which he co-founded with novelist Bret Easton Ellis.

Production work

Pope formerly maintained a production deal with Lionsgate. In 2012 he commenced production on a neo-noir feature The Canyons written by Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Paul Schrader and starring Lindsay Lohan that was funded in part by a successful Kickstarter campaign as well as by Pope, Schrader and Ellis individually.[1] The film received media coverage for the innovative way it was financed and produced, utilizing new media techniques including crowdfunding,[2] online casting[3] and social media sites including Twitter and Facebook.[4] The film also received attention for the casting of lead actress Lindsay Lohan[5] who had been acting infrequently in the preceding years as well as adult film performer James Deen in his first mainstream role.[6] Pope also produced Shrink (film)[7] starring Kevin Spacey which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; the science fiction feature Hirokin[8] starring Wes Bentley, Jessica Szohr, Angus Macfadyen, Julian Sands, and Laura Ramsey; The Take (2008 film)[9] which was directed by Brad Furman and released theatrically by Sony Pictures Entertainment after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and receiving a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. The cast included John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale. He also produced the SXSW selection The Bondage[10] starring Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne and Andy Dick as well as Penny Dreadful (film)[11] and the MGM film Hit and Run (2009 film). In the summer of 2012 he produced the music video Constant Conversations for electropop band Passion Pit that featured Peter Bogdanovich and premiered on Pitchfork.[12]

He executive produced Pete Smalls is Dead[13] starring Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi and Peter Dinklage which domestically premiered at Slamdance after being selected by the International Rome Film Festival and the feature film Life is Hot in Cracktown,[14] written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and which starred Kerry Washington, Evan Ross, RZA and Shannyn Sossamon.

He developed the memoir Amarillo Slim with Nicolas Cage[15] and had the original option on the Vanity Fair article "The Suspects Wore Louboutins" by Nancy Jo Sales[16] which was then acquired by Sofia Coppola for her film about the Hollywood Bling Ring.[17] He produced The Golden Suicides which was developed with Gus Van Sant and based on a Vanity Fair article by Sales.[18] He has also developed projects with Gaspar Noe and from source material by Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Ames, Will Self, Denis Johnson and Thom Jones.[19] He was a producer on the documentary [20] and executive produced the feature documentary The Source which premiered in competition at SXSW in 2012.[21] In television he executive produced the Showtime (TV channel) pilots What’s Not To Love[22] which starred Jonathan Ames and Hedonism and a Lionsgate/FX (TV channel) comedy pilot Sweat Shop.[23]

Life and career

Pope received his B.A. from Cornell University[24] where he received a scholarship from Telluride Association[25] and was the recipient of the Cornell Book Award. He was selected by The Hollywood Reporter for their Next Generation issue's “35 under 35.” Pope is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Film Independent, and a board member of Cornell in Hollywood. He has written about film for Paste Magazine[26] and was also the author of a pseudonymous entertainment column for the online literary site of McSweeneys Quarterly.[27]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shaw . Lucas . Kickstarter: The Indie Filmmaker's New Best Friend . TheWrap . June 6, 2020 . May 21, 2012.
  2. Web site: Kermode . Jennie . The sky's the limit . Eye For Film . June 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005240/http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2012-05-22-interview-with-braxton-pope-jarrod-whaley-and-ross-bigley-about-crowdfunding-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode . September 24, 2015 . May 22, 2012 . dead.
  3. Web site: New Lindsay Lohan movie: Seeking Toronto actress... - Toronto.com . 2012-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908011931/http://www.toronto.com/article/735798--new-lindsay-lohan-movie-seeking-toronto-actress-online . 2012-09-08 .
  4. Web site: Article in Sundance Institute Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20130308170103/http://www.sundance.org/artistservices/person-to-know/braxton-pope/ . dead . March 8, 2013.
  5. Web site: Read Our Favorite Parts from the Canyons Producer's Over-The-Top Essay About Lilo . 2012-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828035916/http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-08-16/we-picked-our-favorite-parts-from-the-canyons-producers-over-the-top-essay-about-lindsay-lohan/ . 2012-08-28 .
  6. Web site: Lindsay Lohan Has 'Real Talent,' 'Canyons' Producer Says. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112084315/http://www.mtv.com/news/1687465/lindsay-lohan-canyons/. dead. January 12, 2016. Jocelyn. Vena. MTV News.
  7. Web site: Shrink. John. Anderson. January 22, 2009.
  8. News: Hirokin . June 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120427135344/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/461097/Hirokin/credits . April 27, 2012 . dead . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 .
  9. Web site: Anderson . John . The Take . Variety . June 6, 2020 . October 3, 2007.
  10. Web site: The Bondage (2006) - IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  11. Web site: Film Threat - Penny Dreadful (DVD) . 2012-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101110205720/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/9941/ . 2010-11-10 .
  12. Web site: Gottlieb . Steven . In Depth: Passion Pit "Constant Conversations" (Dori Oskowitz, dir.) . VideoStatic . June 6, 2020 . August 10, 2012.
  13. Web site: Pete Smalls is Dead -- Film Review . 2012-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154938/http://www.pastdeadline.com/hr/film-reviews/pete-smalls-is-dead-film-review-1004120522.story . 2011-07-17 .
  14. Web site: Life is Hot in Cracktown (2009) . June 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012070204/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/449705/Life-is-Hot-in-Cracktown/details?gwh=45AB5ACE81078214E3FFF700B2F7D645. dead. Movies & TV Dept. . . 2013 . October 12, 2013.
  15. Web site: Gambler's life to get big-screen treatment. Nicolas Cage to play famed poker player. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221324/http://amarillo.com/stories/110907/new_8876275.shtml. 2016-03-03. Amarillo Globe-News.
  16. Sales . Nancy Jo . THE SUSPECTS WORE LOUBOUTINS Vanity Fair March 2010 . Vanity Fair . June 6, 2020 . March 2010.
  17. Web site: The Bling Ring (2013) - IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  18. Web site: Fleming . Michael . Scribes make suicide pact . Variety . June 6, 2020 . October 14, 2009.
  19. Web site: Braxton Pope Producer: In Development and Currently Shooting . 2012-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120626005349/http://www.braxtonpope.net/development.html . 2012-06-26 . dead .
  20. Web site: Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe (2008) - IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  21. Web site: The Source Family: Film Review. T. H. R.. Staff. . April 30, 2013.
  22. Web site: Viacom CBS Press Express. www.viacomcbspressexpress.com.
  23. Web site: NBC greenlights two pilots. Jon. Weisman. January 28, 2010.
  24. Web site: Cornell Connect - Events . 2012-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051458/https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CEL/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=75245 . 2013-12-03 . dead .
  25. Web site: Telluride Association. www.facebook.com.
  26. Pope . Braxton . The Three (or More) Faces of Oscar: The meaning of the Academy Awards . Paste Magazine . June 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301012548/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/02/the-three-or-more-faces-of-oscar.html . March 1, 2012 . February 22, 2012.
  27. Web site: Dispatches from the NBA Entertainment League - McSweeney's Internet Tendency. McSweeney's Internet Tendency.

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