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Edward L. McDonnell is known for Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013) and Robin Hood (2018).
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Edward L. McDonnell is one of the executive producers of the FX limited series, Shōgun.
Edward L. McDonnell is president of Maple Shade Films, the production company he formed in 2001. He has since produced such films as the Oscar-nominated thriller Sicario, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin; the Oscar- nominated thriller Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal; Original Sin, starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas; the romantic drama A Walk to Remember, based on the bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel; Shanghai Knights, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson; and Catwoman, starring Halle Berry. Collaborating with executive producer Steven Spielberg, McDonnell was executive producer of the mystery thriller Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf.
Joining forces with Paul Junger Witt at Warner Bros., McDonnell produced such movies as David O. Russell’s topical Persian Gulf War action adventure Three Kings, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, and Christopher Nolan’s mystery thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Hilary Swank. He also served as producer on the family film Racing Stripes, starring Hayden Panettiere.
In recent years, McDonnell has branched out into producing episodic television. His credits include Counterpart, starring J.K. Simmons, and The Mosquito Coast, starring Justin Theroux and Melissa George.
McDonnell began his career in entertainment at United Artists and MGM, then moved on to Paramount where he was an executive for nine years. Working with Henry Winkler, he was involved in such pictures as Young Sherlock Holmes before leaving to work on several films with Steven Seagal, including Under Siege, Under Siege 2, Dark Territory, On Deadly Ground and Glimmer Man.
Mar 6, 2024 · Shōgun is created for television by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, with Marks serving as showrunner and executive producer alongside Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, and Kondo.
Nov 29, 2023 · Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Lu and Kondo executive produce, while Sanada serves as producer. The series is produced by FX Productions. Read More About: Shogun. Jump to...
2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (Video documentary short) Self - Producer (as Edward McDonnell)
Executive Producer. Edward L. McDonnell is president of Maple Shade Films, the production company he formed in 2001.
Edward L. McDonnell. Producer: Sicario. Edward L. McDonnell is known for Sicario (2015), Robin Hood (2018) and Eagle Eye (2008).
