Brian Bell

Brian's work as a producer spans more than two decades, during which time he has worked with directors such as Ang Lee, Todd Haynes, Noah Baumbach, Jason Reitman, Nicholas Stoller, Phil Lord / Chris Miller, David Frankel, Malcolm D. Lee, David Zucker, Dexter Fletcher, Ramin Bahrani, Michael Cuesta, Will Speck/Josh Gordon and Miguel Arteta. Currently, Brian is producing the Bruce Lee story for the big screen with Sony Pictures. This will mark his third film collaboration with visionary director, Ang Lee. Most recently he completed "White Noise", a Noah Baumbach film starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle, adapted from the Don DeLillo novel of the same name. The film was released as the #2 most streamed film by Netflix late 2022. Previously, Brian produced Paramount Pictures' "Clifford the Big Red Dog", starring Jack Whitehall. The film released at #2 in the domestic box office, simultaneously becoming the No. 1 most-watched original film ever released on Paramount's streaming platform. In 2018, he produced his second Ang Lee feature, "Gemini Man" starring Will Smith. It was released in October 2019. The film marked another technological step forward in high frame rate/high resolution/3D art, now with never-before-attempted visual effects: the creation of digital double who co-stars in the film. Brian produced "Wonderstruck", directed by Todd Haynes, which Amazon/FilmNation distributed in 2017 after making its world premiere in competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams in a tale adapted from the acclaimed novel of the same title, by Brian Selznick. In 2008, Brian got his start working on studio-backed features, producing Will Speck and Josh Gordon's "The Switch" starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman (Miramax released in 2010); Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids" starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly (Fox released in 2010); Jason Reitman's "Young Adult" starring Charlize Theron (Paramount released in 2011); David Frankel's "Hope Springs" starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell (Columbia released in 2012); Malcolm D. Lee and David Zucker's "Scary Movie 5" (Weinstein released in 2013); Nicholas Stoller's "Neighbors" starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron (Universal #1 release in 2014); "22 Jump Street" starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum (Columbia #1 release in 2014); Jason Moore's "Sisters" for Universal Pictures starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (Universal released in 2015) and Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" starring Vin Diesel, Steve Martin, Kristen Stewart and Chris Tucker (Columbia release in 2016). In 2002, Brian co-founded Notable Features and began producing independent films including Rebecca Miller's: "Personal Velocity" (winner of the 2002 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Spirit Awards' John Cassavetes Award) and "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" starring Daniel Day-Lewis; Lodge Kerrigan's "Keane" (winner of the 2005 Deauville Film Festival) and Michael Cuesta's "Twelve and Holding", for which Brian was nominated for The Independent Sprit Award's John Cassavetes Award for producing in 2007. After graduating from NYU, he spent three years overseeing the development and delivery of several critically acclaimed independent films, such as Michael Almeryda's "Hamlet", the Sprecher's "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing" and Steven Shainberg's "Secretary". Brian is based in New York City.