Michael London is an American film producer and a partner, with Janice Williams,
in Groundswell Productions.
He has produced over 20 films including ''
Sideways
''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond ( Paul Giamatti), a de ...
'', ''
The Visitor'', ''
Win Win'', and ''
Smart People''. Earlier on, before Groundswell was formed, his production company Michael London Productions treated to a Paramount
first-look deal
A first-look deal is any contract containing a clause granting, usually for a fee or other consideration that covers a specified period of time, a pre-emption right, right of first refusal, or right of first offer (also called a right of first neg ...
before 2006. Even before that, he was a producer at USA Films/Focus Features. The film ''Sideways'' was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Picture
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in 2005. On the heels of the Academy nomination, London won "Producer of the Year" in 2006 at the
Palm Springs International Film Festival
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. London will be the executive producer of the upcoming HBO adaptation of the novel ''
A Visit From the Goon Squad''.
[ In 2013, Groundswell was scheduled to produce ''Mona'' for the studio New Regency, based on the novel of the same name by Swedish author Dan T. Sehlberg.] He has a first look TV deal with Fox 21 in 2013.
Filmography
Film
* '' 40 Days and 40 Nights'' (2002)
* '' The Guru'' (2002)
* '' Second String'' (2002)
* ''Thirteen
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* 13 (number)
* Any of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, or 2013
Music Albums
* ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013
* ''13'' (Blur album), 1999
* ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016
* ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006
* ...
'' (2003)
* '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003)
* ''Sideways
''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond ( Paul Giamatti), a de ...
'' (2004)
* ''The Family Stone
''The Family Stone'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. Produced by Michael London and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it stars an ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulron ...
'' (2005)
* '' The Illusionist'' (2006)
* '' King of California'' (2007)
* '' The Visitor'' (2007)
* '' The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'' (2008)
* '' Smart People'' (2008)
* '' Appaloosa'' (2008)
* ''Milk
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'' (2008)
* '' The Informant!'' (2009)
* '' The Marc Pease Experience'' (2009)
* '' All Good Things'' (2010)
* '' Win Win'' (2011)
* '' Lola Versus'' (2012)
* '' Very Good Girls'' (2013)
* '' The Final Girls'' (2015)
* '' Trumbo'' (2015)
* '' The Hollars'' (2015)
* '' Love the Coopers'' (2015)
* '' Birth of the Dragon'' (2016)
* ''Farming
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'' (2018)
* '' The Greatest Hits'' (2024)
* '' Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie'' (2025)
Television
* '' Betas'' (2013–2014)
* '' The Astronaut Wives Club'' (2015)
* '' The Magicians'' (2015–2020)
* '' Chance'' (2016–2017)
* ''Snowfall
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It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
'' (2017–2023)
* '' SMILF'' (2017–2019)
* '' Alice & Jack'' (2024)
References
External links
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American film producers
Living people
Golden Globe Award–winning producers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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