Basil William Iwanyk (born January 4, 1970) is an American film producer. He is the founder of

Thunder Road Films Thunder Road Films is a film and television production company founded by Basil Iwanyk. It is based in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California. Thunder Road's films have grossed over $3.8 billion worldwide and garnered nominations from ...

and most known for the films '' Sicario'', '' The Town'', ''

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'', and the ''

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'' franchise. His films have earned more than $2 billion internationally as of 2018. After starting out working for

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in the 1990s, Basil founded the film production company Thunder Road in 2000.

Biography

Iwanyk grew up in

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. He is of Ukrainian descent. Iwanyk worked for

in the 1990s before founding Thunder Road. Iwanyk was on the production team for the films '' Sicario'' and '' Wind River'', both of which were written by Taylor Sheridan, who also directed ''Wind River'' and later became the show-runner of the TV show ''

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''. Basil is also named as a producer for movies in the

franchise.

Filmography

Films

Producer * '' K-19: The Widowmaker'' (2002) (co-producer) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

We Are Marshall ''We Are Marshall'' is a 2006 American biographical sports drama film directed by McG. It depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people: 37 players of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, five coaches, ...

'' (2006) * '' Lost Boys: The Tribe'' (2008) (Direct-to-video) * '' Brooklyn’s Finest'' (2009) * '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010) * '' The Town'' (2010) * '' Lost Boys: The Thirst'' (2010) (Direct-to-video) * ''

Wrath of the Titans ''Wrath of the Titans'' is a 2012 action fantasy film and a sequel to the 2010 film '' Clash of the Titans''. The film stars Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Ne ...

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Seventh Son'' (2015) * '' Sicario'' (2015) * '' Gods of Egypt'' (2016) * '' John Wick: Chapter 2'' (2017) * '' Wind River'' (2017) * '' The Current War'' (2017) * '' 24 Hours to Live'' (2017) * '' Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' (2018) * ''

Hotel Mumbai ''Hotel Mumbai'' is a 2018 Independent film, independent action thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and co-written by Maras and John Collee. An Indian-Australian-American Co-production (media), co-production, it is inspired by the 2009 docu ...

'' (2018) * '' A Private War'' (2018) * '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019) * '' The Informer'' (2019) * '' Endless'' (2020) * '' Bruised'' (2020) * ''

'' (2020) * '' Voyagers'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' The Contractor'' (2022) * '' Black Site'' (2022) * '' Love Again'' (2023) * '' John Wick: Chapter 4'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2023) * '' Red Right Hand'' (2024) * '' Monkey Man'' (2024) * '' Breathe'' (2024) * ''

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'' (2024) * ''

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'' (2025) * '' Wind River: The Next Chapter'' (TBA) * '' Dust Bunny'' (TBA) * '' John Wick: Chapter 5'' (TBA) * ''

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'' (TBA) * '' Greenland: Migration'' (TBA) * '' By Any Means'' (TBA) * '' The Boondock Saints 3'' (TBA) Executive producer * ''

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'' (2003) * '' If Only'' (2004) * ''

Mindhunters ''Mindhunters'' is a 2004 crime slasher film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kathryn Morris, LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Patricia Velásquez, Clifton Collins Jr., Christian Slater, and Val Kilmer. It was written by Wayne Kramer and ...

'' (2004) * '' Laws of Attraction'' (2004) * '' The Expendables'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' The Expendables 3'' (2014) * '' A Star Is Born'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''62,000:1 Three Teams One City One Year'' (2019) Other credits

Television

Executive producer * '' King of Late Night'' (2012) * '' The Messengers'' (2015) * '' The Fugitive'' (2020) * '' The Continental: From the World of John Wick'' (2023)

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