Disney Hands Out Rare Deal to “Tron” Producer
Producer Jeffrey Silver has signed an overall production deal with Walt Disney Pictures. Under the agreement, Silver will focus on producing the key tentpole productions. It is only the second producer pact made since Sean Bailey took the job of production head in January. It also is one of the rare deals being signed at any studio in an age where such partnerships are being cut or simply not being renewed. Silver is now wrapping “Tron Legacy,” Disney’s sci-fi tentpole directed by Joseph Kosinski that comes out in December. Silver ran Outlaw Prods. with Bobby Newmyer, producing such films as the “Santa Clause” series and “Training Day.” When Newmyer died suddenly in 2005, Silver created his own shingle, Biscayne Pictures.
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