Lucas Foster
Born
New York City, New York, USA
Occupation(s)Film producer, entrepreneur
Years active1989-present

Lucas Foster is an American film producer whose films include Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Man on Fire, and Equilibrium. He is also one of the co-founders of HeadcaseVR, a virtual reality company.

Career

In late 2009, it was revealed that Foster would be producing Go Like Hell for 20th Century Fox. Based on the book, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans, the film revolves around the rivalry between Enzo Ferrari and Carroll Shelby during the 1960s.[1] By 2014, the project was said to feature Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the leads, with Joseph Kosinski pegged to direct the film.[2][3] Due to budget issues, the project was scrapped, but interest in it revived in 2015, with Christian Bale now attached.[4]

In 2012, industry trade papers ran stories that Foster was scheduled to produce The Job, an action thriller based on a screenplay by Brad Mirman, with a budget of $20 million.[5] In 2014, along with four others, Foster co-founded HeadcaseVR, which is utilized in fields as diverse as college sports, where it is used to help in recruiting players, to retail sales, where companies such as Nike and Chevrolet use it new retail sources.[6]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster decided to isolate the entire cast and crew in a small town in Australia during production of a horror film based on a short story, "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King. Included in the crew were a doctor, nurse and paramedic. Everyone was required to fill out health questionnaires at the start and end of each day. All surfaces were kept sanitized, and temperatures were taken every day. Foster said that the additional precautions to protect everyone from the virus added about 20 percent to the original $10 million budget for the film.[7]

Filmography

Producer

Executive producer

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References

  1. ^ Tyler, Josh (October 28, 2009). "Brad Pitt and Josh Brolin May Go Like Hell". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Banks, Aurora (September 14, 2014). "'Go Like Hell' Movie Controversy Featured Hollywood A-List Stars Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt Rekindle Feud After Two Decades?". Kpopstarz. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ^ McNary, David (October 23, 2013). "Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski Board 'Go Like Hell'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (August 20, 2015). "Christian Bale in Talks to Star in Michael Mann's 'Ferrari' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Kemp, Stuart (February 11, 2012). "Berlin 2012: Lucas Foster to Produce Casino Heist Thriller 'The Job' From Brad Mirman Script". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Soper, Taylor (April 25, 2016). "How this Hollywood vet is using virtual reality and storytelling to disrupt the sports world". GeekWire. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Sperling, Nicole (2020-05-15). "Two Projects Are Filming Again. Here's How They're Doing It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-18.

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