Jeremy Bolt (born 1965) is a British film producer. After co-founding

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with Paul W. S. Anderson in 1992, Bolt has produced the majority of Anderson's films. He is most well-known for producing the ''

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'' series and '' Death Race''. As well as producing big budget genre movies, Bolt also produced the art house film ''Vigo'' for Film Four (directed by

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), and the comedy ''

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'' (starring

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). He has also produced ''There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble'' (starring

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and

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), and teen horror '' The Hole'' (starring

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and

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), both for Pathe Pictures.

Education

Bolt was educated at Edge Grove School, a boys' preparatory independent school in the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire in Southern England, and then Wellington College.

Career

Bolt and Anderson's first collaboration, 1994's ''

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'' starring

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(

Channel Four Films Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing many films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was '' Walter'', directed by ...

), was a film about joyriding and

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British youth that revved up Bolt's career and established his love of cars and death defying races. Having attracted interest from Hollywood, Bolt produced big budget films such as ''

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'' (

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) and ''

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'' (

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). 2002's ''

'' (

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) was the first movie under

' joint venture deal with Constantin Film, going on to gross over $100M worldwide. Under a joint venture with Constantin, Bolt has also produced 2004's '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' (written by Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt), the psychological horror '' The Dark'' (directed by John Fawcett), teen actioner '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' (directed by Cory Yuen for

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), an adaptation of

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’s best-selling video game franchise, and the third movie in the

franchise, 2007’s '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' debuted at #1 in the US box office and grossed $150M worldwide. In 2008, Bolt produced '' Death Race'' with

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and

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, a reimagining of the

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classic, with

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for

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. Fall 2009 saw the release of the science fiction horror film ''

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'' for Overture Films and Constantin Film starring

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& Ben Foster. The fourth film in the Resident Evil franchise was released in the Fall of 2010 and grossed $300M worldwide. Action horror '' Resident Evil: Afterlife'' was shot in 3D for Constantin Film, and stars

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and

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. ''

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'' was released in the fall of 2011, which Paul W. S. Anderson directed for Constantin Film and

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. The film, shot in 3D, starred

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, Milla Jovovich, and

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and was the No. 1 movie in Germany and Japan. It grossed approximately $150M worldwide. The fifth film in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise began production in October 2011 with Paul W. S. Anderson directing for Constantin Film. '' Resident Evil: Retribution'' was released in September 2012. ''Resident Evil: Retribution'' grossed $220M worldwide. Bolt produced '' Pompeii'' (2014), a love story set against the backdrop of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 A. D., which Paul W. S. Anderson directed in 3D for Summit Entertainment and Constantin Film. '' Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'', the last film in Anderson's ''Resident Evil'' series was released worldwide in early 2017, with an early release in Japan in late 2016. This was the highest grossing film of the franchise, bringing the ''Resident Evil'' theatrical franchise total to over $1.25 Billion. Bolt produced ''Polar'' for Netflix starring Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens and Katheryn Winnick. Most recently, Bolt produced ''Monster Hunter'', based on Capcom's worldwide best selling game, for Constantin Film, Sony, Toho and Ten Cent. The film was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, T.I., and Megan Goode. Next up, Bolt is producing ''Titanoboa'', ''Danger Girl'' (directed by Jeff Wadlow) and ''Black Beauty'' for Constantin Film.

Films produced

* ''

'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) * ''

'' (1997) * ''Vigo'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble ''There's Only One Jimmy Grimble'', also known as ''Jimmy Grimble'', is a 2000 British drama film directed by John Hay. It is centred on one young boy's dream to play for Manchester City F.C. The film is set around Oldham, Greater Manchester, E ...

'' (2000) * '' The Hole'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' (2004) * '' The Dark'' (2005) * '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' (2006) * '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007) * '' Death Race'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Resident Evil: Afterlife'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Resident Evil: Retribution'' (2012) * '' Death Race 3: Inferno'' (2013) * '' Pompeii'' (2014) * '' Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'' (2016) * '' Death Race: Beyond Anarchy'' (2018) * '' Polar'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolt, Jeremy British film producers Living people 1965 births Canadian independent film production company founders