Ryan Colucci
| Ryan Colucci | |
|---|---|
 Ellis at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) |
Film producer Writer Comic book creator |
Notable works |
Battle for Terra Harbor Moon |
Ryan Patrick Colucci (born 1978) is an American feature film producer, writer and comic book creator.
Early life
Originally from Levittown, New York, he grew up in Syosset, New York.[1]
Career
After graduating from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program, he worked at Snoot Entertainment, where he was a producer on the CG-animated feature Battle for Terra. That film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on May 1, 2009 from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, in both 2D and 3D. It was on the Academy Award short-list for the Best Animated Film Oscar in 2009.[2]
Colucci is teaming up with Warner Brothers Pictures to produce Terry Brooks’ Shannara fantasy series (fourteen books in total). Along with Mike the Pike Productions, he is also attached to produce George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade, the World Fantasy Award-Winning horror novella from the Dark Visions compilation book.[3]
In 2007, Colucci founded Spoke Lane Entertainment, a feature film and publishing company. Their first graphic novel Harbor Moon debuted at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010 through Shuster Award-winning publisher Arcana Studio and was officially published in April 2011. Colucci and Spoke Lane have three more graphic novels currently in production, R.E.M., Bulderlyns and Chasing Rabbits.[4]
Colucci's feature film White Space, is currently in post-production, in association with Spoke Lane Entertainment and Mike the Pike Productions.[5]
Filmography
- Battle for Terra (2009)
Notes
- ↑ . "Ryan Colucci Blogspot".
- ↑ "20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar® Race", The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Spoke Lane, Mike the Pike like 'Skin'", Variety. April 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Mike the Pike Production's SpokeFish Announces Graphic Novel Slate Selection", Marketwire. July 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Trio joins Sly in Hill thriller", Variety. July 8, 2010.
References
- McNary, Dave. "Spoke Lane, Mike the Pike like 'Skin'". Variety. April 21, 2010.
- Fleming, Michael. Lobo in Variety. "Stone Village snaps up Lobo Spec". "Variety. August 11, 2008.
- "John Stockwell Directing Lobo for Stone Village". Bloody Disgusting. November 4, 2008.
- McNary, Dave. "Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions team up on Terra", "Variety. January 27, 2009.
- McNary, Dave. "Cast Grows for Terra". Variety. March 12, 2007.
- Michael Fleming and Pamela McClintock. "WB nabs Shannara". Variety. June 5, 2007.