THUNDER ROAD

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Basil Iwanyk is the founder and owner of Thunder Road Pictures, one of the most prolific and respected independent film companies in Hollywood. Thunder Road’s films have been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards, Writers Guild Awards, Directors Guild Awards, and AFI Awards, as well as have appeared at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals. Thunder Road’s films have collectively grossed over $2.6 billion worldwide. Iwanyk's most recent releases include: A STAR IS BORN, directed by and starring Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper opposite Lady Gaga; A PRIVATE WAR directed by Academy Award nominated Matthew Heineman, starring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan; the searing crime thriller sequel SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, starring Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin; WIND RIVER, the lauded directorial debut of Taylor Sheridan starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen; and the actioners JOHN WICK and JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, starring Keanu Reeves, both of which were critical and commercial successes. Basil is currently in post-production on the 3rd installment, which will be released May 17, 2019. The John Wick franchise has grown to include a forthcoming Starz TV series, 2 planned spinoff features, comic books, and 4 video games. Up next, he has: HOTEL MUMBAI, based on the siege of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel starring Dev Patel and Armie Hammer, which Bleecker Street will release on March 29, 2019; THE INFORMER, a thriller starring Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman and Common; and THE CURRENT WAR, directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Tom Holland