Mason Novick

Mason Novick
Born(1974-12-20)December 20, 1974
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)Film producer
Talent manager

Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.[1][2]

Background

Career

His credits include Red Eye (2005), Juno (2007), (500) Days of Summer (2009) and Jennifer's Body (2009).[3] He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in Red Eye and The Hollow.

He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film Lisa Frankenstein.[4]

Professional relationship with Diablo Cody

Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including Jennifer's Body, and Juno,[5] for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.[6]

Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become Juno.[7]

Novick has worked with Cody on Young Adult (2011),[8] Paradise (2013),[9] and Tully.

Partial filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes Ref.
2005 Red Eye Executive producer
2007 Solstice Co-executive producer
Juno
2008 Insanitarium Executive producer Direct-to-video
2009 500 Days of Summer
Jennifer's Body
2011 Young Adult
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Co-producer
Paradise
Bad Words
[10]
2014 Men, Women & Children Executive producer
2015 Ricki and the Flash
Hidden
2016 ARQ
2017 Newness Executive producer
2018 Tully
When We First Met
Social Animals Executive producer
2019 Big Time Adolescence
Buffaloed
2020 Desperados
The Broken Hearts Gallery Executive producer
2021 We Broke Up
Dating and New York Executive producer
Nightbooks
2022 Watcher
2024 Lisa Frankenstein Producer
I Love You Forever Producer
Young Werther Executive producer
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Red Eye Flight Passenger
Uncredited
Thanks
Year Film Role
1999 Man of the Century Thanks
2007 Rattle Basket Special thanks
2015 The Diabolical Thank you: From the director and writers

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2004 The Hollow Television film
2018 Liberty Crossing Executive producer
As an actor
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Hollow Evil Skeleton Television film

Recognition

In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for Juno. He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for Juno.

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Mason Novick". Variety. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Mason Novick". InBaseline. Retrieved September 24, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Seyfried in 'Body' cast". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009.
  4. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 11, 2022). "'Lisa Frankenstein': Carla Gugino, Liza Soberano, Joe Chrest & Henry Eikenberry Board Zelda Williams' Horror-Comedy For Focus Features". MC1: Deadline. Retrieved June 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ "Diablo Cody Offers an Update on Breathers and Damage Control on Jen's Body". Dreadcentral.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  6. ^ BD Horror News – Diablo Cody Talks Zombedy Breathers
  7. ^ Independent Film Spirit Awards, Finding Juno (interview with Mason Novick), February 13, 2008
  8. ^ Mandate Pictures,http://www.mandatepictures.com/Title.aspx?tid=be242f8c-1919-4ff0-8c1e-7ebdad75cb31 Archived October 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Russell Brand & Julianne Hough Join Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut". Screenrant.com. September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  10. ^ "TORONTO TOLDJA! Focus Acquires Jason Bateman-Directed 'Bad Words'". September 7, 2013.
  11. ^ "2010_Independent_Spirit_Award_Nominees". Spirit Award. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  12. ^ "2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners". The Insider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  13. ^ "The 59th Annual Christopher Award Winners". Christopher Awards. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  14. ^ "2007 Best Picture". Britannica. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  15. ^ McNary, Dave (January 21, 2008). "PGA avoids credit limit – Guild announces producers for nominated films". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2009.