Brigham Taylor
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
OccupationProducer
Years active1994–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

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

Year Title Producer Executive
Producer 		Notes
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 Sword in the Stone Yes No  
The Return of the Rocketeer Yes No with David Oyelowo and Jessica Oyelowo

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
2016 British Academy Children's Awards Feature Film The Jungle Book Nominated [13][14]

References

  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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