John Powers Middleton
| John Powers Middleton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
January 1, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Residence | Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film and Television Producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | The Affleck/Middleton Project, Vertigo Entertainment, Good Universe, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Univision Radio |
John Powers Middleton (Born January 1, 1984) is an American film and television producer. He began his film career as an executive producer for Oldboy (2013) before executive producing the A&E television series, Bates Motel (2013), and co-producing The Lego Movie (2014).[1]
Early life
John Powers Middleton is from Philadelphia, PA.[2] He is the son of John S. Middleton, the principal owner and general partner of the Philadelphia Phillies. Middleton attended The Haverford School prior to pursuing a career in film.[3]
Career
John Powers Middleton began his career as an intern, assistant, and script supervisor for a number of companies and productions before partnering with Roy Lee under his Vertigo Entertainment banner in the fall of 2010.[1] In 2012, Middleton created and launched The Alfonso Aguilar Show, a 2-hour, drive time, nationally syndicated show on Univision Radio, and the first nationally syndicated conservative, Spanish language talk show in history.[4] In February 2013, Middleton and Lee entered a joint venture with Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane to launch Good Universe, an independent full-service film financing, production, and global sales company.[1][5]
John Powers Middleton and Casey Affleck formed a production company, The Affleck/Middleton Project, in June 2014.[1] While running the production company, Middleton continued to produce with Vertigo Entertainment, Good Universe, Univision Radio,[4] Warner Brothers Entertainment,[6] and Fox 21 Television Studios, the latter of which he left for Warner Bros. Television.[1][7]
Through these partnerships Middleton produced: The Lego Movie (2014), the A&E show Bates Motel, a reboot of the classic horror film Poltergeist, the Liam Neeson / Ed Harris Thriller Run All Night, and Spike Lee's Oldboy, among others.[2][8] Middleton has also worked on the film adaptation of the video game Minecraft, Stephen King’s “It”, The Stand, Lego Batman, Lego Ninjago, and Lego Sequels.[2]
Political life
Middleton has spent time in major donor fundraising, political strategy, the youth movement, and media, with his first effort in creating and producing The Alfonso Aguilar Show.[4] John Powers Middleton served as national co-chair from age 25 to 26 of the Republican National Committee’s Young Eagles program to serve young Republicans.[9] In support of the Republican Party, John Powers Middleton has hosted a variety of events. This included an early summer 2015 fundraising event for Jeb Bush, a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.[10]
As of June 2016, John Powers Middleton Companies is the top donor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oldboy | Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Undroppable | Producer |
| 2014 | The LEGO Movie | Co-producer |
| 2014 | The Voices | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | 7500 | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Hidden | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Run All Night | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Sleepless Night | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Boy | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Don't Breathe | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Woods | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Manchester by the Sea | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Rings | Associate Producer |
| 2017 | Far Bright Star | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | LEGO Batman | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Ninjago | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Death Row Chaplain | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Minecraft | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | It | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Die Bad | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Death Note | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Five Night's at Freddy's | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Houses of Deceit | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Stand | Executive Producer |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | Bates Motel | Executive Producer (2013-2014) Consulting Producer (2015–present) |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–present | The Alfonso Aguilar Show | Creator, Producer |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ford, Rebecca. "Casey Affleck, John Powers Middleton's Production Company Hires John Ridley (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "John Powers Middleton". IMBD. IMBD. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ Goldman, Laura. "Sen. Ron Johnson Will Be Stunned to Find Out Who's Behind 'The Lego Movie' Conspiracy". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Martin, Johnathan. "Alfonso Aguilar's Spanish talk-radio show debuts". American Principals Project. American Principles Project. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "Middleton, Lee invest in Good Universe". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Run All Night". Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Vertigo Entertainment Inks First Look Deal With Fox 21 For Cable Series". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Chang, Justin. "Film Review: 'Run All Night'". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "National Republican Committee" (PDF). Portland Mercury. Portland Mercury. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "Right to Rise super PAC". Political Party Time. Political Party Time. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Top Donors for Donald Trump, 2016 cycle". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved 20 June 2016.