Jim Lemley
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Jim Lemley is an American film and television producer based in Paris and Los Angeles. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with leading directors, actors, and producers to create both feature films and television across various genres.
. Jack Lemley is the owner and CEO of Lemley and Associates, which provides a wide range of construction services to the private and public sector worldwide. Jack Lemley was the Chief Executive of TransManche Link
, the consortium that built the Channel Tunnel, which is the largest privately financed construction project in history. In 1996, Jack Lemley was awarded the Commander of the British Empire
("CBE") by Queen Elizabeth II for his work on the Channel Tunnel
.
working in the music business for Island Records
, Lemley moved to Los Angeles
to pursue film. He then spent time at both Disney Company
and NBC Universal
before joining Icon Entertainment
in 1992.
Over the next decade at Icon, he quickly rose through the ranks eventually serving as CEO of the London-based Icon Entertainment International. At Icon, he produced features across various genres, including Maverick
, Immortal Beloved
, Anna Karenina
, Payback, 187, and We Were Soldiers. Additionally, he produced several television projects, including the highly rated The Three Stooges for ABC and Invincible for TBS.
In 2002, Lemley teamed with Ridley and Tony Scott to executive produce the medieval romance Tristan + Isolde , which was directed by Kevin Reynolds. In 2005, he partnered with Bonnie Curtis
to executive produce the Wes Craven
thriller Red Eye
.
Lemley’s most recent credits include the Timur Bekmambetov
directed action thriller Wanted (starring Angelina Jolie
and James McAvoy
), the critically acclaimed drama The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
, and the post-apocalyptic animated feature 9, directed by Shane Acker, which he produced with Bekmambetov and Tim Burton
.
Lemley is a member of the Producers Guild of America
, Directors Guild of America
and Screen Actors Guild
. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Idaho
, College of Business and Economics.
In 2008, Lemley developing multiple features with frequent collaborator Timur Bekmambetov, including Wanted 2 and Moby Dick for Universal. He teamed with Bekmambetov and Tim Burton for the film adaptation of the bestselling novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Lemley is also developing an untitled sci-fi project with British director Gareth Edwards of Monsters fame. Both Bekmambetov and Lemley will co-produce the film.
Has a daughter Juliette with French actress Sophie Marceau
.
While in attendance at the University of Idaho, he was a member of the secret letter fraternity Delta Tau Delta
.
Early life
Born March 9, 1965, Lemley is the son of Jack LemleyJack Lemley
Jack K Lemley CBE was the Chairman of the United Kingdom Olympic Delivery Authority, which is responsible for delivering the infrastructure for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, until his sudden resignation on October 18, 2006 ....
. Jack Lemley is the owner and CEO of Lemley and Associates, which provides a wide range of construction services to the private and public sector worldwide. Jack Lemley was the Chief Executive of TransManche Link
TransManche Link
TransManche Link or TML was a British-French construction consortium responsible for building the Channel Tunnel under the English Channel between Cheriton in Kent, United Kingdom, and Sangatte in France.-History:...
, the consortium that built the Channel Tunnel, which is the largest privately financed construction project in history. In 1996, Jack Lemley was awarded the Commander of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
("CBE") by Queen Elizabeth II for his work on the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
.
Career
After starting his career in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
working in the music business for Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
, Lemley moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to pursue film. He then spent time at both Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
and NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
before joining Icon Entertainment
Icon Productions
Icon Productions LLC is an American independent production company founded in August 1989 by actor/director Mel Gibson and Australian producing partner Bruce Davey.-History:Icon started when Gibson was having trouble in financing the 1990 film Hamlet...
in 1992.
Over the next decade at Icon, he quickly rose through the ranks eventually serving as CEO of the London-based Icon Entertainment International. At Icon, he produced features across various genres, including Maverick
Maverick (film)
Maverick is a 1994 Western comedy film based on the 1950s television series of the same name, created by Roy Huggins. The film was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by William Goldman and features Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner, as well as several cameo appearances...
, Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved (film)
Immortal Beloved is a 1994 film about the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven . The story follows Beethoven's secretary and first biographer Anton Schindler as he attempts to ascertain the true identity of the Unsterbliche Geliebte addressed in three letters found in the late composer's private...
, Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1997 film)
Anna Karenina is a 1997 film by director Bernard Rose, and starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. It was the first international version to be filmed entirely in Russia, at locations in St...
, Payback, 187, and We Were Soldiers. Additionally, he produced several television projects, including the highly rated The Three Stooges for ABC and Invincible for TBS.
In 2002, Lemley teamed with Ridley and Tony Scott to executive produce the medieval romance Tristan + Isolde , which was directed by Kevin Reynolds. In 2005, he partnered with Bonnie Curtis
Bonnie Curtis
Bonnie Kathleen Curtis is an American film producer whose credits include Saving Private Ryan, A.I., Minority Report, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg. Her first solo project was the 2005 release The Chumscrubber...
to executive produce the Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
thriller Red Eye
Red Eye (film)
Red Eye is a 2005 thriller film directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams as a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami. The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami.-Plot:Lisa Reisert fears flying...
.
Lemley’s most recent credits include the Timur Bekmambetov
Timur Bekmambetov
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-born director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films and commercials. He is mostly popular for the Russian film Night Watch and its sequel Day Watch , and the American film Wanted .-Early life:Bekmambetov was born on June 25, 1961 in the...
directed action thriller Wanted (starring Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
and James McAvoy
James McAvoy
James McAvoy is a Scottish stage and screen actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in 1995's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until the early 2000s. His notable television work includes State of Play, Shameless, and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune...
), the critically acclaimed drama The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name. The film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke, on December 8, 1995, at the age of 42, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The...
, and the post-apocalyptic animated feature 9, directed by Shane Acker, which he produced with Bekmambetov and Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
.
Lemley is a member of the Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
, Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
and Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
, College of Business and Economics.
In 2008, Lemley developing multiple features with frequent collaborator Timur Bekmambetov, including Wanted 2 and Moby Dick for Universal. He teamed with Bekmambetov and Tim Burton for the film adaptation of the bestselling novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Lemley is also developing an untitled sci-fi project with British director Gareth Edwards of Monsters fame. Both Bekmambetov and Lemley will co-produce the film.
Personal life
He earned a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Idaho in 1988.Has a daughter Juliette with French actress Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
.
While in attendance at the University of Idaho, he was a member of the secret letter fraternity Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
.
Films
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2011) (Producer)
- 9 (2009) (Producer)
- Wanted (2008) (Producer)
- The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called locked-in syndrome...
(2007) (Executive Producer) - Tristan + Isolde (2006) (Executive Producer)
- Red EyeRed Eye (film)Red Eye is a 2005 thriller film directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams as a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami. The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami.-Plot:Lisa Reisert fears flying...
(2005) (Executive Producer) - We Were SoldiersWe Were SoldiersWe Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film that dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Lieutenant General Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L...
(2002) (Executive Producer) - Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1997 film)Anna Karenina is a 1997 film by director Bernard Rose, and starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. It was the first international version to be filmed entirely in Russia, at locations in St...
(1997) (Associate Producer) - Payback (1999) (Unit Production Manager)
- 187187Year 187 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus...
(1997) (Unit Production Manager) - Immortal BelovedImmortal BelovedImmortal Beloved may refer to:*Immortal Beloved, the name given by composer Ludwig van Beethoven to an unknown person in a famous love letter.*Immortal Beloved , a 1994 film about the life of Beethoven....
(1994) (Production Manager) - MaverickMaverick (film)Maverick is a 1994 Western comedy film based on the 1950s television series of the same name, created by Roy Huggins. The film was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by William Goldman and features Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner, as well as several cameo appearances...
(1994) (Production Manager: Second Unit; Production Supervisor) - Airborne (1993) (Production Supervisor)
Television
- Invincible (2001) (Producer)
- The Three Stooges (2000) (Producer)
As Himself
- 9: The Long and the Short of It (2009)
- 9: 9: U-Control Picture in Picture (2009)