Yahoo Lifestyle ‘RIP’s Joe Carnahan Launches Production Company Gang Of Three With Chris Wagner
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Carnahan, who is behind Netflix’s upcoming film RIP starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is launching his own production company.
Carnahan has teamed with Chris Wagner, founder and CEO of White Label Productions, to launch Gang of Three.
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Based in LA, the business hopes to be a full film and television production company from concept to delivery. There is also an undisclosed third partner.
The company has a number of projects in the works including foodie-assassin thriller The Connoisseurs, murder-for-hire action flick Viv & Vic, haunted family horror film Felix, and a biopic based on the famous two-fight legacy between Joe Louis and his German nemesis, Max Schmeling.
Carnahan got his start with Sundance Festival film Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane in 1997 before directing 2002’s Narc starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric, 2006’s Smokin’ Aces, 2010’s The A-Team reboot, 2011’s The Grey starring Liam Neeson and upcoming Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel film Not Without Hope.
He has also written and directed episodes of NBC’s The Blacklist and State of Affairs, which starred Katherine Heigl as a CIA analyst.
Wagner has produced series such as Fox’s The Masked Singer and Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty and recently won a primetime Emmy for Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.
“With a guy like Chris and our mutual colleague, I’ve got two big game hunters, who can simply get it done and in this day and age of ‘Adapt or Die,’ there is still so much waste and unnecessary overhead in traditional development processes and throughout the studio system,” said Carnahan. “Gang Of Three will have the ability to move quickly and efficiently and mount quality, cost-effective projects without the drag and ballast of outmoded and outdated production and production service companies and that’s something that’s very, very exciting to me.”
Chris Wagner added, “Gang of Three is more than just a production company—it’s about building a space where collaboration thrives, and we’re excited to bring fresh, dynamic projects to life and make an impact in the ever-evolving entertainment landscape.”
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