Basil Iwanyk
Founder, Thunder Road Pictures
About Speaker
Basil Iwanyk is the founder of Thunder Road Pictures, one of the most prolific and respected independent film companies in Hollywood. Founded in 2003, Thunder Road’s films have been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards, Writers Guild Awards, Directors Guild Awards, and AFI Awards, as well as have appeared at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals. Thunder Road’s films have collectively grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide. Thunder Road is best known as the producers of the JOHN WICK franchise, including JOHN WICK 1-3 as well as the upcoming JOHN WICK 4. Iwanyk is also in production on The Continental, a TV prequel for Starz, and in preproduction on BALLERINA, a film spinoff starring Ana de Armas. Other notable films include THE TOWN, directed and starring Ben Affleck; the critically-acclaimed drama SICARIO, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin as well as its sequel, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO; Taylor Sheridan’s WIND RIVER, starring Jeremy Renner; and the Oscar winning A STAR IS BORN, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper opposite Lady Gaga. Most recently, Iwanyk produced Tarik Saleh’s black-op thriller THE CONTRACTOR, starring Chris Pine & Ben Foster; the Halle Berry-helmed BRUISED, at Netflix; the Football Drama NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, starring Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, and Uzo Aduba; Ric Waugh’s disaster epic GREENLAND, starring Gerard Butler; and Neil Burger’s sci-fi thriller VOYAGERS, starring Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan,and Lily-Rose Depp. Up next, Basil has Dev Patel’s directorial debut, the stylized revenge thriller MONKEY MAN; the romantic comedy TEXT FOR YOU starring Priyanka Chopra & Sam Heughan; the Ric Waugh and Gerard Butler action epic KANDAHAR; Netflix’s Mouly Surya directed modern western TRIGGER WARNING starring Jessica Alba; and John Woo’s heralded US action film return SILENT NIGHT starring Joel Kinnaman. Additionally, Basil and Thunder Road have produced the epic CLASH OF THE TITANS, and its sequel, WRATH OF THE TITANS; four installments of THE EXPENDABLES franchise; BROOKLYN’S FINEST; WE ARE MARSHALL; THE CURRENT WAR; A PRIVATE WAR; HOTEL MUMBAI; and THE INFORMER.