Yahoo Lifestyle Sylvester Stallone‘s Balboa Productions Hires D. Matt Geller As Head Of Development & Production
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran film and television producer and executive D. Matt Geller has joined Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions as EVP. He will lead the development and production of all scripted content for the company. Geller fills the void left by the recent departure of Braden Aftergood who had been Stallone’s partner at Balboa Prods. since the company’s 2018 launch.
Geller’s background spans development, domestic and international co-productions, packaging and sales. He most recently served as President of Barry Josephson Josephson Entertainment and was an executive producer on the company’s Bill Condon movie Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez, which premiered at Sundance. He previously was a senior development and producing executive at Raze. His producing credits also include the 2015 movie Remember starring Christopher Plummer and the series Departure and Four In the Morning.
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“Matt combines the knowledge, skill and acumen for getting things properly developed, packaged, produced and marketed due to his extensive background as both a producer and an executive, and will be a valuable partner in building out my vision for Balboa Productions,” Stallone said.
Balboa Productions has a first-look deal at Amazon/MGM Studios where Stallone wrote and produced the upcoming Jason Statham action film Working Man. Additionally, the company has two series on the air, Fox’s new reality show Extracted and the Paramount+ drama Tulsa King, headlined by Stallone.
“I could not be more grateful to join Balboa Productions under the stewardship of one of the biggest stars and greatest content creators of our lifetime in Sylvester Stallone,” Geller said. “My job is to ensure Balboa continues to be a thriving creative hub for the top talent in our industry. With a proven track record of success in both film and television, coupled with a strong partnership with Amazon/MGM, we are well positioned to aggressively produce top-tier commercial content and be a premier home for exceptional intellectual properties.”
Stallone and Balboa Productions are repped by Independent Artist Group and Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo.
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