Excellent Cadaver is an American film and television

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founded by actress

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in 2018. The company has produced the drama ''

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'' (2022) and the comedy '' No Hard Feelings'' (2023), both starring Lawrence.

History

In 2018, Excellent Cadaver was founded by actress

. Lawrence produces with her producing partner, Justine Ciarrocchi. In October 2018, it was announced that the company had signed a

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with Makeready, who will finance and produce independently with Excellent Cadaver, or through Makeready's finance and production deals with

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and

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. Filmmaker Don Herzfeldt was approached by Lawrence to create an animated logo for the company. The logo was featured in the company's first feature film, ''

''. In January 2023, ''Causeway'' went on to receive the company's first Academy Award nomination for

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in the Best Supporting Actor category. In 2023, the company’s second feature film, '' No Hard Feelings'', grossed over $89 million at the box office and earned Lawrence a nomination for the

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. That same year, the company's first documentary and third production, '' Bread and Roses'' directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, about the 2021 Taliban takeover’s effects on women premiered at the

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to critical acclaim. In 2024, Lawrence — alongside Chelsea and

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— executive produced the documentary ''Zurawski v Texas'' about the eponymous court case surrounding reproductive rights in

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, which premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. Following the release of ''Zurawski v Texas'' and the impending

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, Lawrence spoke of the importance of using her company to produce projects: "That's the beautiful, amazing thing about film and documentaries. Hearing facts or listening to the news, hearing certain things happen, it's very easy to forget until you actually see human existence and you see what's going on. I think that's when minds can be changed." The company's next feature will be Lynne Ramsay's dark comedy '' Die, My Love'' starring Lawrence,

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, and

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; produced alongside

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Filmography

Released

In development

* ''The Wives'' (with BB2,

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, and Apple Studios) * ''Why Don't You Love Me?'' (with Square Peg and

)

Developed projects

* ''Project Delirium'' (with

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) (to be directed by

) * ''Zelda'' * ''Burial Rites'' (with

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) * Untitled Jennifer Lawrence/ Amy Schumer project * ''Mob Girl'' (with Makeready) * ''Sue'' (with Picturestart and Apple Studios)

References

External links

Excellent Cadaver
on

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