James Weaver
Biography
James Weaver is the President of Point Grey Pictures (PGP), the film and television production company founded by longtime collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Weaver produced Long Shot (2019), a romantic comedy directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, which premiered at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate. He also produced Good Boys (2019), directed by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnisky, and starring Jacob Tremblay. His past producing credits include the Academy Award–nominated The Disaster Artist (2017), as well as Blockers (2018), the Neighbours franchise (2014-2016), Sausage Party, (2016) The Night Before (2015), The Interview (2014), and This Is the End (2013). Collectively, these films have earned more than $850 million at the global box office. In television, Weaver serves as executive producer on several notable series, including Hulu's Future Man (2017-2019), Showtime's Black Monday (2019-2021), and AMC's Preacher (2016-2019). Weaver began his career at United Talent Agency (UTA), where he met Rogen and Goldberg. He later served as associate producer on 50/50 (2011) before becoming a partner and President of Point Grey Pictures in 2013.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Sgt. John Chain
After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary about the making and shooting of James Franco's ‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017)
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home. This stage-to-screen version, filmed at the National Railway Museum, features the steam train from the much-loved original feature film.