Producer Michael Jackman has done it all. He has 35 years of experience in all aspects of motion pictures. Most recently he’s produced “Conclave,” a papal thriller starring Ralph Fiennes that looks to be a big awards contender this season.
But before that, he was EVP of physical production and post at FilmNation Entertainment. While there, he worked on movies like “Arrival,” “Greyhound” and “The Good Nurse.” He started as a PA and over the years oversaw the construction and operations of a state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot post-production facility for Ronald O.
Perelman’s Deluxe Entertainment in the heart of New York City; served as senior vice president of post-production at the Weinstein Company and Dimension Films, working on post-production for over 40 films; and supervised several Oscar-nominated films including “Gangs of New York” and “The Aviator,” and was associate producer on Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” TheWrap spoke to Jackman about how to get eyes in front of a smaller movie like “Conclave,” the elusiveness of a hit movie and why “Conclave” is generating interest while “To Catch a Killer,” a movie he made last year, landed with a thud. I have not seen “Cursed.
” I have to really push to go to movies. In 2002 I joked that I saw 75 movies, and 72 of them were “Gangs of New York.” Sometimes I miss swaths of important projects that I have to find the time to go back and just watch.
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