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Jon Jashni

Jon Jashni

American media executive


Jon Jashni is an American media investor and advisor.

Jon Jashni

Work

In 1999, Jashni and Kevin Burns formed Synthesis Entertainment, which develops and produces content based on properties of the Irwin Allen estate[1] such as Poseidon, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,[2] The Time Tunnel and Lost in Space.

From 2006 to 2016 Jashni was president and chief creative officer of Legendary Entertainment,[3][4] working as a producer and developing film projects including Kong: Skull Island,[5] The Great Wall,[6] Warcraft,[7] Crimson Peak,[8] Godzilla (2014),[9] 42,[10] and Pacific Rim.[11][12][13][14] He also played a key role in corporate dealings including the sale of Legendary to the Dalian Wanda Group Co for $3.5 billion.[15][16] In 2016 he started Raintree Ventures, an entertainment-related investment fund.[17]

He is an executive producer of a Netflix Lost in Space series released in 2018.[18][19][20]

He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[21] and the Producers Guild of America,[22] and a trustee emeritus of the American Film Institute.[23]

Filmography

Film

Executive producer

Producer

Television

Associate Producer

Executive producer


References

  1. Adalian, Josef (March 4, 2002) "Fox TV rewinds Allen's sci-fi hits" Variety
  2. Fleming, Michael, June 24, 2004 "Fox 2000 dives into 'Voyage'" Variety
  3. Fleming, Michael, September 20, 2011 "Legendary Ups Jon Jashni to President" Deadline Hollywood
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy, December 16, 2016 The Great Wall Scales $24.3M in First Day of China Release Deadline Hollywood
  5. McNary, Dave (June 1, 2011). "Jackie Robinson biopic takes flight". Variety
  6. Fritz, Ben (January 12, 2016) "China's Dalian Wanda Buys Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 Billion" Wall Street Journal
  7. Fleming Jr., Mike, February 29, 2016 "Legendary Entertainment President Jon Jashni Exits to Form Raintree Ventures" Deadline Hollywood
  8. Otterson, Joe (May 14, 2018) 'Lost in Space' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Variety
  9. Killday, Gregg, June 29, 2012 "Jessica Chastain and Matthew McConaughey Among 176 Invited to Join The Academy" The Hollywood Reporter
  10. "Producers Mark Full List". Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  11. Firstenberg, Jean; Hindman, James (2017). Becoming AFI: 50 years inside the American Film Institute. ISBN 978-1595800947.

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