| Brigham Taylor | |
| Birth Place: | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Producer |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
Brigham Taylor (born 1967) is a film producer for Walt Disney Pictures. He has worked for Disney since 1994, and became a producer for the company in 2014. He co-produced the live-action films The Jungle Book and Christopher Robin.
Brigham Taylor started his career as a volunteer at the Sundance Film Festival and the Filmmakers Lab, from which he observed filmmakers work.[1] In 1994, Taylor became an production executive for Walt Disney Pictures, a position from which he oversaw live-action films from the company such as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise,[2] with Taylor involving producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski into the first film.[1] In 2003, he pitched to Disney a film titled Christopher Robin, which is based on Winnie the Pooh and focusing on a grown-up Christopher Robin reuniting with Pooh. However, since Disney was developing other Pooh projects at the time, the project wasn't green-lighted for a film.
On August 4, 2014, Taylor was promoted from production executive to producer, working exclusively for Disney's live-action projects.[2] From his new position, Tayor acted as an executive producer on the 2015 film Tomorrowland.[2] He also acted as a co-producer on Disney's The Jungle Book, a remake of Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, itself based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous works.[2] As a kid, Taylor was a fan of the original film, and thus, he and director/co-producer Jon Favreau aimed to balance Kipling's original works with the 1967 film.[3] The film was met with universal acclaim, with Taylor and Favreau earning a Feature Film nomination at the British Academy Children's Awards. In 2017, Taylor executive-produced , the fifth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.[4] In 2018, Taylor produced Disney's Christopher Robin.[5] Taylor was convinced to resurrect the project some time after becoming a producer by co-producer Kristin Burr.[6]
Taylor produced the live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp, which was one of the first films to be released on Disney's streaming service, Disney+. Taylor is set to produce a live-action adaptation of The Sword in the Stone, which will also be released on Disney+, as well as a sequel to The Jungle Book.[7] [8] [9] Taylor will also co-produce a sequel to The Rocketeer.[10] He was originally set to produce a remake of The Haunted Mansion, alongside Guillermo del Toro, but the two left the project by August 2020.[10] [11]
As of 2016, Taylor heads his own production company, "TaylorMade Productions", also known as "Taylor Made".[12] The company helped produce The Jungle Book and Christopher Robin, and co-produced Lady and the Tramp.[12]
| Year | Title | Producer | Executive Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | with John Walker, Bernard Bellew and Jeff Jensen | ||
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | with Jon Favreau | ||
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | with Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo, Jr. and Terry Rossio | ||
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | with Kristin Burr | ||
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp | |||
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | with Angelina Jolie and Allison Shearmur | ||
| TBA | The Sword in the Stone | |||
| The Return of the Rocketeer | with David Oyelowo and Jessica Oyelowo | |||