Marc Shmuger (born June 27, 1958) is an American entertainment executive and film producer. From 1998 to 2009 he was working for

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

, where he became chairman in 2006. From February 2016 to December 2017 he was the CEO of

EuropaCorp EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP.) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature ...

Biography

Marc Shmuger studied English and film studies from 1976 to 1980 at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the c ...

and holds a

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. He started his career in the entertainment industry in the 1980s, where he worked e.g. as a creative consultant and script supervisor. Together with

Mark Malone Mark M. Malone (born November 22, 1958) is an American former football quarterback in the NFL. Playing career Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California. He also ...

he wrote the script for the horror thriller '' Dead of Winter'', which was filmed by

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer of film, television and theater. Closely associated with the American New Wave, Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 1 ...

in 1987. From May 1991 until May 1998 Shmuger worked at the marketing department of

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acq ...

, where he was involved in the marketing of

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and ''La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the '' ...

's movies '' Léon: The Professional'' and ''

The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and Milla Jov ...

''. At Sony, Shmuger became Executive Vice President of Marketing. Afterwards he joined

as President of Marketing, and was later promoted Vice Chairman. In March 2006, Shmuger was promoted to Chairman of Universal Pictures with

David Linde David Linde (born February 8, 1960) is the CEO of the Los Angeles, California-based film production company Participant, a position to which he was appointed in October 2015. Prior to his role at Participant, Linde had leading roles at Universal ...

becoming Co-Chairman. At this position, he was among other things in charge of promoting movies on new video websites like

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. In October 2009, Shmuger and Linde were ousted from Universal Pictures .Nikki Finke:
Why Karma Is A Bitch For Marc Shmuger
'. In: ''

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'', October 5, 2009. In 2011, Shmuger founded his own production company, Global Produce, that e.g. produced

Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...

's documentary films '' We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks'' and ''

Zero Days ''Zero Days'' is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Synopsis ''Zero Days'' covers the phenomenon surrounding the Stuxnet com ...

''. He was also rumored to be working on a new '' Scarface'' movie, ''Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo'', an adaptation of

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's book, and a remake of ''

Timecop ''Timecop'' is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on '' Timecop'', a story created by Richar ...

''. In February 2016, Shmuger became CEO of Luc Besson's

.James Rainey, Brent Lang:
EuropaCorp Shakeup: Christophe Lambert’s Journey From Ad Man to Bullfighter to Dethroned CEO
'. In:

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, February 12, 2016. He held that position until the end of 2017 and stepped down on 31 December 2017 as the company was facing a harsh financial slop. As CEO of Europacorp, he led many restructuring actions such as raising funds, offloading noncore assets, restructuring the company's debt and reducing operational costs. He kept working as a consultant for EuropaCorp on Besson's movie ''

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''. He is married to Louise Hamagami and has two sons.
Bio Marc Shmuger
'. In: kkmbrands.com.

Other roles

* Partner at KKM Global Brand Strategies. * Member of the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion ...

* Member of the

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-prof ...

* Member of the Board of Trustees for

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Lead ...

Awards

* 1999, 2000: Entertainment Marketer of the Year by

Advertising Age ''Ad Age'' (known as ''Advertising Age'' until 2017) is a global media brand that publishes news, analysis, and data on marketing and media. Its namesake magazine was started as a broadsheet newspaper in Chicago in 1930. ''Ad Age'' appears in mu ...

Mary Ellen Podmolik:
Superstar Marc Shmuger: 'Grinch' nothing but smiles for Universal
'. In: adage.com, March 26, 2001.

Seleced filmography

Producer * 1987: Dead of Winter (also scriptwriter) * 2013: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (documentary) * 2016:

(documentary) * 2019:

Executive Producer * 2013:

The Spectacular Now ''The Spectacular Now'' is a 2013 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by James Ponsoldt, from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Tim Tharp. It stars Miles ...

* 2014:

Lucy Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, ...

* 2017: The Circle

References

External links

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