VETERAN PRODUCER IAN BRYCE SIGNS FIRST LOOK DEAL WITH NETFLIX

• Ian Bryce, the Academy Award® nominated producer of Saving Private Ryan, Almost Famous, War Machine, and the blockbuster Transformers franchise is entering into a multi-year first look deal to produce feature films with Netflix for his shingle, Ian Bryce Productions

• SCOTT STUBER QUOTE: “Anyone who has been fortunate enough to work with Ian Bryce will tell you he’s one of the best. Netflix started a great relationship with him on War Machine and his invaluable skill set will be a huge asset to us.”

• IAN BRYCE QUOTE: “My team and I couldn't be happier to join Scott and the Netflix family as they continue to forge new creative pathways and boundaries. Our focus has always been on creating exciting and meaningful stories across multiple genres, and Netflix is the perfect home to do that.”

• An Academy Award® nominee for Saving Private Ryan and winner of two Golden Globes® (Saving Private Ryan, Almost Famous), Bryce has worked on over 30 movies over the past 30 years.

• Ian Bryce Productions has a multitude of projects in development, including Big Guys, a family action adventure written by Matt Robinson at Paramount; Toyland, an animated musical written by Todd Graff at Paramount Animation; That Others May Live, a military biopic written by Andy Stern at Paramount; and Hope Heals, a faith-based drama written by Bob Smiley and Justin Hensley for Sony. IBP has also secured shopping agreements and is actively developing features and series based on the iconic video game Oregon Trail, the popular racing series IndyCar, and the origins of the Make-A-Wish foundation.

• Bryce steers Ian Bryce Productions, with senior vice president Irene Yeung and vice president Aimee Blank. The company is segueing from a previous overall deal at Paramount Pictures.

About Ian Bryce

A native of England, Ian Bryce started out as a production assistant on Return of the Jedi before going on to carve out a career highlighted by box office smash hits. In 1999, he won a Golden Globe Award and earned both Academy Award® and BAFTA nominations for his work as a Producer on the widely-acclaimed World War II drama Saving Private Ryan. In 2001, he received a second Golden Globe as Producer of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. No stranger to big action adventure films, he produced the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man as well as all five of the Transformers films.

Bryce has also produced Hancock, Speed, Twister, and Force of Nature. In recent years, he produced the dark comedy Pain and Gain, the action thriller World War Z, the action adventure Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the comedic drama Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and the satire War Machine. Bryce is also at work on multiple projects in development.