David Lancaster (filmmaker) explained

David Lancaster
Years Active:1985–present

David Lancaster is an American film and television producer and the CEO of the production company Rumble Films. His work as a producer for the 2014 film Whiplash earned him a nomination for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards.

Life and career

Lancaster began his career as a film producer in 1985 for the television film The Laundromat. His first feature film was Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988), which was directed by Stephen Tobolowsky. More films and television films as producer and executive producer followed, with Lancaster eventually becoming co-president of the production company Bold Films in 2006.

In 2014, he resigned his position at Bold Films to launch his own film company, Rumble Films.[1] His work on the 2014 film Whiplash earned him and fellow producers Jason Blum and Helen Estabrook a nomination for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1988Two Idiots in HollywoodStephen Tobolowsky
1993QuickRick King
1996Terminal JusticeRick King
1996Persons UnknownGeorge Hickenlooper
1998The Sadness of SexRupert Wainwright
1999Loving JezebelKwyn Bader
2000Second SkinDarrell James Roodt
2002Lone HeroKen Sanzel
2003ConsequenceAnthony Hickox
2004A Love Song for Bobby LongShainee Gabel
2004BlastAnthony Hickox
2004Riding the BulletMick Garris
2005SlipstreamDavid van Eyssen
2006Hollow Man 2Claudio Fäh
2006The BreedNicholas Mastandrea
2008Middle of NowhereJohn Stockwell
2008Edward Neumeier
2009The HoleJoe Dante
2010LegionScott Stewart
2013EvidenceOlatunde Osunsanmi
2013HeatstrokeEvelyn Maude Purcell
2014Lost RiverRyan Gosling
2014NightcrawlerDan Gilroy
2014WhiplashDamien ChazelleAcademy Award nomination for Best Picture
2015No EscapeJohn Erick Dowdle
2015Eye in the SkyGavin Hood
2016Message from the KingFabrice Du Welz
2017Small CrimesE. L. Katz
2018DonnybrookTim Sutton
2019The Other LambMałgorzata Szumowska
2019The Burnt Orange HeresyGiuseppe Capotondi
2019Semper FiHenry Alex Rubin

Television

YearTitleNotes
1985The LaundromatTelevision film
1993ScamTelevision film
1996Woman UndoneTelevision film
1999The Last WitnessTelevision film
2002BorderlineTelevision film
2002PavementTelevision film
2002Federal ProtectionTelevision film
2004Dracula 3000Television film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNary. Dave. ‘Whiplash’ Producer David Lancaster Launches Company (EXCLUSIVE). August 29, 2016. July 30, 2014. Variety.