PRODUCER

JOEL SILVER is one of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry today. His films have earned a combined gross of almost $4 billion worldwide, averaging over $100 million per picture. His 1999 production THE MATRIX grossed over $456 million worldwide, earning more than any other Warner Bros. Pictures film in the studio’s history at the time of release. Universally acclaimed for its groundbreaking storytelling and visuals, THE MATRIX also won four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Visual Effects, and was the first DVD release to sell one million units. In addition to producing THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, the second and third chapters of the Matrix trilogy, Silver executive produced THE ANIMATRIX, a groundbreaking collection of nine short films inspired by the visionary action and innovative storytelling that power THE MATRIX. This spectacular fusion of CG-animation and Japanese animé features Final Flight of the Osiris, a nine minute short that serves as an explosive prelude to THE MATRIX RELOADED. Silver also produced the video game ENTER THE MATRIX, starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Anthony Wong, who reprise their roles from THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. Powered by one hour of additional film footage written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers, ENTER THE MATRIX furthers the chain of action set off by Final Flight of the Osiris and intersects with the plot of RELOADED, revealing aspects of the story not depicted in the film. Prior to the completion of the Matrix trilogy, Silver supervised the release of THE MATRIX REVISITED, a special-edition DVD that includes extensive behind-the-scenes footage of the making of THE MATRIX, as well as an exclusive preview of THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. Silver is currently producing Gothika, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and starring Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz, through his Dark Castle Entertainment division. Gothika is scheduled for release in October 2003. Silver and Robert Zemeckis launched Dark Castle, the production entity they formed in the spirit of the late horror impresario William Castle, with the record-breaking release of House on Haunted Hill, which opened at number one on Halloween of 1999. This was followed by the successful Dark Castle releases Thir13en Ghosts and Ghost Ship. Most recently, Silver produced the hit films Cradle 2 the Grave, starring DMX and Jet Li; Swordfish, starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry; Exit Wounds, starring Steven Seagal and DMX; and Romeo Must Die, featuring Jet Li and Aaliyah. Silver began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he ultimately ascended to president of motion pictures for the company. He associate produced The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 HRS., Streets of Fire and Brewster’s Millions. Silver’s first independent production under his Silver Pictures banner was Commando, followed by Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Predator. Silver then produced Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3 and Lethal Weapon 4, as well as Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, The Last Boy Scout, Demolition Man, Richie Rich and Conspiracy Theory. He executive produced, with Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill and Robert Zemeckis, eight seasons of the award-winning HBO series Tales From the Crypt, as well as two Tales From the Crypt films. While a student at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey in 1967, Silver and a group of his friends invented a game called Ultimate Frisbee. The fast-moving team sport has since become a global phenomenon supported by tournaments in 42 countries. One of the fastest growing sports in the world, Ultimate Frisbee was played as a medal sport in the 2001 World Games held in Akita, Japan. In 2002, well over two thousand players representing twenty-four countries competed in the World Flying Disc Federation’s World Ultimate Club Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii.

FILMOGRAPHY

Adrenalynn (2003) (Producer)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) (Producer)
The Matrix: Revolutions (2003) (Producer)
The Matrix: Reloaded (2003) (Producer)
Ghost Ship (2002) (Producer)
Ritual (aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Revelation) (2001) (Producer)
Jane Doe (aka Runaway Jane) (2001) (TV) (Executive Producer) (producer)
The Matrix Revisited (2001) (Executive Producer)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) (Executive Producer)
Swordfish (2001) (Producer)
Proximity (2001) (Producer)
Exit Wounds (2001) (Producer)
Lobo (2000) (Producer)
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) (Executive Producer)
"Freedom" (2000/II) TV Series (Executive Producer)
Romeo Must Die (2000) (Producer)
House on Haunted Hill (1999) (Producer)
"Strip, The" (1999) TV Series (Executive Producer)
"Action" (1999) TV Series (Executive Producer)
Made Men (1999) (Producer)
The Matrix (1999) (Producer)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) (Producer)
Double Tap (1997) (Producer)
Conspiracy Theory (1997) (Producer)
Fathers' Day (1997) (Producer)
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (aka Bordello of Blood) (1996) (Executive Producer)
Executive Decision (aka Critical Decision) (1996) (Producer)
Fair Game (1995) (Producer)
Assassins (aka Day of Reckoning) (1995) (Producer)
W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) (TV) (Executive Producer)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, The (1995) (TV) (Producer)
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (aka Demon Knight) (1995) (Executive Producer)
Richie Rich (1994) (Producer)
Demolition Man (1993) (Producer)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) (Producer)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (Executive Producer)
The Last Boy Scout (1991) (Producer)
Ricochet (1991) (Producer)
Hudson Hawk (1991) (Producer)
Parker Kane (1990) (TV) (Executive Producer)
Predator 2 (1990) (Producer)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) (Producer)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) (Producer)
"Tales from the Crypt" (aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt") (1989) TV Series (Executive Producer) (episodes "The Man Who Was Death", "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone", "Only Sin Deep", "Lover Come Hack to Me", "Collection Completed", "Dead Right", "The Switch", "Cutting Cards", "'Til Death", "Three's a Crowd", "The Thing from the Grave", "The Sacrifice", "For Cryin' Out Loud", "Four-Sided Triangle", "The Ventriloquist's Dummy", "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today", "Fitting Punishment", "Korman's Kalamity", "Lower Berth", "Mute Witness to Murder", "Television Terror", "My Brother's Keeper", "The Secret", "The Trap", "Loved to Death", "Carrion Death", "Abra Cadaver", "Top Billing", "Dead Wait", "The Reluctant Vampire", "Easel Kill Ya", "Mournin' Mess", "Split Second", "Deadline", "Spoiled", "This'll Kill Ya", "Seance", "Beauty Rest", "The New Arrival", "Showdown", "King of the Road", "Maniac at Large", "Werewolf Concerto", "Death of Some Salesmen", "As Ye Sow") (Executive Producer: episodes "Strung Along", "Curiosity Killed", "Food for Thought", "People Who Live in Brass Hearses", "Two for the Show", "House of Horror", "Well Cooked Hams", "Creep Course", "Came the Dawn", "Oil's Well That Ends Well", "Half-Way Horrible", "Till Death Do We Part", "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime", "Only Skin Deep", "Whirlpool", "Operation Friendship", "The Bribe", "The Pit", "The Assassin", "Staired in Horror", "In the Groove", "Surprise Party", "Doctor of Horror", "Comes the Dawn", "99 and 44/100 Pure Horror", "Fatal Caper", "Last Respects", "A Slight Case of Murder", "Escape", "Horror in the Night", "Cold War", "The Kidnapper", "Report from the Grave", "Smoke Wrings", "About Face", "Confession", "Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow", "The Third Pig") (Producer: episodes "The Man Who Was Death", "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone", "Only Sin Deep", "Lover Come Hack to Me", "Collection Completed")
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) (Producer)
Road House (1989) (Producer)
Action Jackson (1988) (Producer)
Die Hard (1988) (Producer)
Predator (1987) (Producer)
Lethal Weapon (1987) (Producer)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) (Producer)
Commando (1985) (Producer)
Weird Science (1985) (Producer)
Brewster's Millions (1985) (Producer)
Streets of Fire (1984) (Producer)
Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again (1982) (Executive Producer)
48 Hrs. (1982) (Producer)
Xanadu (1980) (Co-Producer)
The Warriors (1979) (Associate Producer)