Lionel Wigram
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Lionel Wigram is a British film producer and screenplay writer. He was named a senior vice president of production at Warner Bros.
in November 2000.
Wigram wrote the comic
that was the inspiration for the 2009 version of Sherlock Holmes
, as well as writing the screenplay, and being a producer who helped select Robert Downey, Jr. to play a "more modern, more bohemian" Holmes. He is slated as a co-producer for the Holmes sequel.
Wigram was a co-executive producer of the 1995 film The Underneath. He has been involved in producing a number of the Harry Potter movies
.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
in November 2000.
Wigram wrote the comic
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
that was the inspiration for the 2009 version of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon...
, as well as writing the screenplay, and being a producer who helped select Robert Downey, Jr. to play a "more modern, more bohemian" Holmes. He is slated as a co-producer for the Holmes sequel.
Wigram was a co-executive producer of the 1995 film The Underneath. He has been involved in producing a number of the Harry Potter movies
Harry Potter (film series)
The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
.
Filmography
Year | Film | Notes |
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1984 | Oxford Blues Oxford Blues Oxford Blues is a 1984 film written and directed by Robert Boris and starred Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is a remake of the 1938 MGM film A Yank at Oxford.-Plot:... |
Production liaison |
1986 | Heat Heat In physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between... |
Production assistant |
1988 | Never on Tuesday Never on Tuesday Never on Tuesday is a Comedy and Road Movie written and directed by Adam Rifkin. The film was released on VHS Video rental by Paramount Home Entertainment in 1988 and was originally slated to be re-released in the United States on DVD format through City Light Entertainment before the company went... |
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1990 | Warm Summer Rain Warm Summer Rain Warm Summer Rain is a 1989 drama film written and directed by Joe Gayton, starring Kelly Lynch and Barry Tubb.Lynch stars as Kate, a depressed thirty-something who unsuccessfuuly attempts suicide by slitting her wrists... |
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1991 | Cool as Ice Cool as Ice Cool as Ice is a 1991 American musical romance film directed by David Kellogg and starring rapper Vanilla Ice in his feature film debut. The film focuses on the character of Johnny, a freewheeling, motorcycle-riding rapper who arrives in a small town and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches... |
Nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Picture |
1995 | The Underneath | |
2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Michael Goldenberg and produced by David Heyman and David Barron... |
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August Rush August Rush August Rush is a 2007 drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Paul Castro, Nick Castle, and James V. Hart, and produced by Richard Barton Lewis.-Plot:... |
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2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron... |
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Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes (2009 film) Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon... |
Story | |
2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | ||
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is an upcoming 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur... |