Douglas Wick is an American film producer whose work includes producing ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Life and career

Wick is the son of actress Mary Jane (Woods) and

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director Charles Z. Wick. Following his

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graduation from

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, where he was a member of

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, Douglas Wick began work for filmmaker

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as his "coffee boy". In 1979, Wick would get his first film credit when he served as associate producer on Pakula's film '' Starting Over''. Wick's first solo producing job came on the 1988 film ''

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''. His next film, ''

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'', would reunite Wick with

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, who directed ''Working Girl'', before he went on to produce the 1996 film '' The Craft''. The year of 1999 saw Wick produce both the critical-hit '' Girl, Interrupted'' and the box-office hit ''

''. The following year brought with it Wick's biggest success to date, ''

''. This film would net Wick an

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, a

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, and a

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all for "Best Picture". Also in 2000 Wick produced the

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hit ''

Hollow Man ''Hollow Man'' is a 2000 science fiction horror thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Andrew W. Marlowe, and starring Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, and Will ...

''. In the next few years Wick would produce ''

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'', ''

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'' (the first live action version of the

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classic tale), a successful ''Stuart Little'' sequel ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2005, Wick produced two more critical hits, '' Jarhead'' and ''

'' as well as two lesser successes ''

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'' and another ''Stuart Little'' sequel '' Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild''. Wick produced the moderate success of '' RV'' and a ''Hollow Man'' sequel ''

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'' in 2006. Wick and Red Wagon's most recent production was ''

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'', based on Veronica Roth's ''New York Times'' bestselling books. ''Divergent'' starred a cast of newcomers including Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Justin Marasigan, Miles Teller, and Ansel Elgort, as well as Oscar winner

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. It was followed by the sequels ''Insurgent'' and ''Allegiant'', which also stars

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and

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. Previously, Fisher and Wick produced ''

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'', directed by

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and starring

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, and

Carey Mulligan Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is a British actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. She w ...

. Wick has been married to

Lucy Fisher Lucy Fisher (born October 2, 1949) is an American film producer. She was previously Vice Chairman of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group at Sony Studios, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Production at Warner Brothers, Head of Producti ...

since 1986, and together they have three daughters. Wick is also best friends with bluegrass musician

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and frequently visits him at his home in Nashville.

Red Wagon Entertainment

Douglas Wick is the founder of Red Wagon Entertainment and Red Wagon Productions. In 2000, he expanded the company to bring in Lucy Fisher, his partner and wife.Career summary at curesnow.org
Accessed April 5, 2010. Red Wagon Productions has been the production company on fifteen of the films Wick has produced, including: '' Girl, Interrupted''; ''

''; and ''

''.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;As writer ;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

Awards

Academy Awards * Best Picture ** 2000 ''Gladiator'' Golden Globes * Best Picture ** 1988 ''Working Girl'' ** 2000 ''Gladiator'' BAFTA Awards * Best Film ** 2000 ''Gladiator'' PGA Golden Laurel Awards * Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award ** 2000 NATO ShoWest Producer of the Year * 2002

References

External links

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CuresNow
Organization co-founded by Douglas Wick
Official website of Red Wagon Entertainment
film studio founded by Douglas Wick {{DEFAULTSORT:Wick, Douglas American film producers Living people Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Yale University alumni Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award Golden Globe Award–winning producers