Brigham Taylor (born 1967) is a film producer for

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. He has worked for Disney since 1994, and became a producer for the company in 2014. He co-produced the live-action films ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Life and career

Brigham Taylor started his career as a volunteer at the

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and the Filmmakers Lab, from which he observed filmmakers work. In 1994, Taylor became a production executive for

, a position from which he oversaw live-action films from the company such as the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, with Taylor involving producer

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and director

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into the first film. In 2003, he pitched to Disney a film titled ''

'', which is based on

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and focusing on a grown-up

reuniting with Pooh. However, since Disney was developing other Pooh projects at the time, the project wasn't green-lighted for a film. On August 4, 2014, Taylor was promoted from production executive to producer, working exclusively for Disney's live-action projects. From his new position, Tayor acted as an executive producer on the 2015 film ''

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''. He also acted as a co-producer on Disney's ''

'', a remake of

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's 1967 animated film of the same name, itself based on

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's eponymous works. As a kid, Taylor was a fan of the original film, and thus, he and director/co-producer

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aimed to balance Kipling's original works with the 1967 film. The film was met with universal acclaim, with Taylor and Favreau earning a Feature Film nomination at the

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. In 2017, Taylor executive-produced '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', the fifth entry in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. In 2018, Taylor produced Disney's ''

''. Taylor was convinced to resurrect the project some time after becoming a producer by co-producer

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. Taylor produced the live-action remake of ''

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'', which was one of the first films to be released on Disney's streaming service,

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. Taylor is set to produce a live-action adaptation of ''The Sword in the Stone'', which will also be released on Disney+, as well as a sequel to ''The Jungle Book''. Taylor will also co-produce a sequel to '' The Rocketeer''. He was originally set to produce a remake of ''

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'', alongside

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, but the two left the project by August 2020. As of 2016, Taylor heads his own production company, "TaylorMade Productions", also known as "Taylor Made". The company helped produce ''The Jungle Book'' and ''Christopher Robin'', and co-produced ''Lady and the Tramp''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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