Matthew Tolmach (born 1964)Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr
October 29, 2010 is an American film producer and former co-president of production at

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Early life

Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive

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. He is of

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descent.

Career

After moving to Los Angeles, he landed a job with Frank Marshall to make a documentary about Lance Armstrong that was directed by

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. In 2008, he was named co-president of production at

with

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(whom he had been working with since 2003) where he managed the Spider-Man franchise.Borys Ki
Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man
hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013 In 2010, he left Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce the next installment of ''

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''. Belgrad was named as sole president of the studio and Hanna Minghella was named president of production.

Personal life

Tolmach is married to director Paige Goldberg.Deadline: "‘What Haunts Us’ Documentary Director On Sexual Predators: “We Can Stop This From Happening”" by Anita Busch
October 23, 2017 They have one child.

Filmography

Producer * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Coldblooded'' (1995) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' The Armstrong Lie'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Freaks of Nature'' (2015) * '' Rough Night'' (2017) * '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019) * '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022) * ''Fate of a Sport'' (2022) * '' Dark Harvest'' (2023) * '' Venom: The Last Dance'' (2024) * ''

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'' (2024) Executive producer * '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) * ''What Haunts Us'' (2018) * '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2017-2020) * ''Wildflower'' (2020) * '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021) * ''

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'' (TV series) (2024–present) * ''Stepdude'' (forthcoming) * '' The Rosie Project (forthcoming) Special thanks * ''

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'' (2016)

References

External links

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