Brigham Taylor

Film producer

Brigham Taylor

Born| 1967 (age 56-57)

Palo Alto, California, U.S.

Occupation| Producer
Years active| 1994–present

Brigham Taylor (born 1967) is a film producer for Walt Disney Pictures. He has worked for Disney since 1994, and became a producer for the company in 2014. He co-produced the live-action films The Jungle Book and Christopher Robin.

## Life and career

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Brigham Taylor started his career as a volunteer at the Sundance Film Festival and the Filmmakers Lab, from which he observed filmmakers work.[1] In 1994, Taylor became an production executive for Walt Disney Pictures, a position from which he oversaw live-action films from the company such as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise,[2] with Taylor involving producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski into the first film.[1] In 2003, he pitched to Disney a film titled Christopher Robin, which is based on Winnie the Pooh and focusing on a grown-up Christopher Robin reuniting with Pooh. However, since Disney was developing other Pooh projects at the time, the project wasn't green-lighted for a film.[3]

On August 4, 2014, Taylor was promoted from production executive to producer, working exclusively for Disney's live-action projects.[2] From his new position, Tayor acted as an executive producer on the 2015 film Tomorrowland.[2] He also acted as a co-producer on Disney's The Jungle Book, a remake of Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, itself based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous works.[2] As a kid, Taylor was a fan of the original film, and thus, he and director/co-producer Jon Favreau aimed to balance Kipling's original works with the 1967 film.[4] The film was met with universal acclaim, with Taylor and Favreau earning a Feature Film nomination at the British Academy Children's Awards. In 2017, Taylor executive-produced Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.[5] In 2018, Taylor produced Disney's Christopher Robin.[6] Taylor was convinced to resurrect the project some time after becoming a producer by co-producer Kristin Burr.[3]

Taylor produced the live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp, which was one of the first films to be released on Disney's streaming service, Disney+. Taylor is set to produce a live-action adaptation of The Sword in the Stone, which will also be released on Disney+, as well as a sequel to The Jungle Book.[7][8][9] Taylor will also co-produce a sequel to The Rocketeer.[10] He was originally set to produce a remake of The Haunted Mansion, alongside Guillermo del Toro, but the two left the project by August 2020.[10][11]

As of 2016, Taylor heads his own production company, "TaylorMade Productions", also known as "Taylor Made".[12] The company helped produce The Jungle Book and Christopher Robin, and co-produced Lady and the Tramp.[12]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Producer  | Executive
Producer  | Notes

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2015  | Tomorrowland | No  | Yes  | with John Walker, Bernard Bellew and Jeff Jensen
2016  | The Jungle Book | Yes  | No  | with Jon Favreau
2017  | Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Men Tell No Tales | No  | Yes  | with Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo, Jr.
and Terry Rossio
2018  | Christopher Robin | Yes  | No  | with Kristin Burr
2019  | Lady and the Tramp | Yes  | No  |
2020  | The One and Only Ivan | Yes  | No  | with Angelina Jolie and Allison Shearmur
TBA  | The Return of the Rocketeer | Yes  | No  | with David Oyelowo and Jessica Oyelowo

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref(s)

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2016  | British Academy Children's Awards | Feature Film  | The Jungle Book | Nominated  | [13][14]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Disney producer Brigham Taylor shares insights into 'The Jungle Book'". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
2. ^ a b c d "Veteran Disney Production Executive Brigham Taylor Segues to Producing (Exclusive)". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Christopher Robin Press Kit" (PDF). Walt Disney Studios. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
4. ^ "The Jungle Book: Press Kit" (PDF). wdsmediafile.com. The Walt Disney Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
5. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes".
6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 2, 2015). "Disney Sets Live-Action 'Winnie The Pooh' Film; Alex Ross Perry To Write". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 19, 2018). "Charlie Bean To Helm Disney's Live-Action 'Lady And The Tramp' Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
8. ^ Kit, Borys (July 20, 2018). "'Sword in the Stone' Live-Action Remake in the Works With 'Game of Thrones' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
9. ^ Kit, Borys (April 11, 2016). "'Jungle Book 2' in the Works With Jon Favreau, Justin Marks (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
10. ^ a b Marshall, Rick (April 9, 2016). "'The Jungle Book' producer on talking animals, 'The Rocketeer' sequel, and Del Toro's 'Haunted Mansion'". Digital Trends.
11. ^ Kit, Borys (August 28, 2020). "'Haunted Mansion' Movie in the Works With Writer Katie Dippold (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
12. ^ a b Anderson, Sky LaRell (December 2, 2019). "An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor". Media Commons.
13. ^ Foster, Elizabeth (October 19, 2016). "Horrible Histories, TrueTube lead BAFTA Children's noms". Kidscreen. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
14. ^ "2016 Children's BAFTA Kids' Vote – Film". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

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