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René Besson(I)

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René Besson
Originally from Miami, René Besson has been the Producer on Director Simon West's "The Mechanic", starring Jason Statham as well as "Stolen," starring Nicolas Cage. He also was Executive Producer on "Iceman" Starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, and James Franco as well as "Stone," starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, "Trespass" with Nicole Kidman, "Straight A's," starring Luke Wilson and Anna Paquin, "Drive Angry" with Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D", "Homefront" starring Jason Statham, Kate Bosworth, and James Franco, "Stonehearst Asylum" Directed by Brad Anderson, starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, and Michael Caine, "The Taking of Deborah Logan" which he Produced with Bryan Singer, "The Free World", starring Elisabeth Moss and Octavia Spencer, "The Tale" Starring Laura Dern, "Beast of Burden" starring Daniel Radcliffe, "Speed Kills" starring John Travolta, "Driven" Starring Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace, "Ordinary Love" starring Liam Neeson and Leslie Manville, "Military Wives" Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan and "The Estate" starring Anna Faris and Toni Collette.

Using an empathetic, filmmaking-centric approach that supports creativity, he has developed an expertise in maintaining studio-quality on-screen within independent budgets.

Besson has overseen production on the box office hits, "The Expendables," starring and directed by Sylvester Stallone, "Righteous Kill," starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, as well as "The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call," starring Nicolas Cage, "Trust," starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener "Leaves of Grass," starring Edward Norton, and "Solitary Man," starring Michael Douglas.

An avid street and BTS photographer, he has also worked as a Producer and Director on national promotion and branding campaigns for clients such as Sony Pictures Television, Telemundo, NBC, Bank of America, Subaru, uni-ball, Coca-Cola, Visa, Best Buy, Subaru, Budweiser, Sprint, Ready Pac, Kraft, TIAA CREF and the Olympic Games.

He is a member of the Producer's Guild of America and the Director's Guild of America.
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    Jason Statham in Le flingueur (2011)
    Le flingueur
    6.5
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Judy Greer, Jason Sudeikis, Corey Stoll, and Lee Pace in Driven (2018)
    Driven
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2018
    Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard in Hell Driver (2011)
    Hell Driver
    5.4
    • Producer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Dutch and Razzlekhan
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production



    • Camila Mendes and Archie Renaux in Upgraded (2024)
      Upgraded
      6.1
      • producer: New York unit
      • 2024
    • David Duchovny, Kathleen Turner, Toni Collette, Anna Faris, Ron Livingston, and Rosemarie DeWitt in The Estate (2022)
      The Estate
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Gigi & Nate (2022)
      Gigi & Nate
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Morgan Freeman, Juliette Binoche, and Frank Grillo in Paradise Highway (2022)
      Paradise Highway
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Sans limites (2022)
      Sans limites
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (as Rene Besson)
      • 2022
    • Pete Davidson, Colson Baker, Gata, Megan Fox, Boo Johnson, Whitney Cummings, Becky G, Zach Villa, Dove Cameron, and Mod Sun in Good Mourning (2022)
      Good Mourning
      3.1
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville in Ordinary Love (2019)
      Ordinary Love
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Kristin Scott Thomas, Gaby French, Sharon Horgan, Amy James-Kelly, and India Amarteifio in The Singing Club (2019)
      The Singing Club
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • John Travolta in Speed Kills (2018)
      Speed Kills
      4.3
      • executive producer (as Rene Besson)
      • 2018
    • Judy Greer, Jason Sudeikis, Corey Stoll, and Lee Pace in Driven (2018)
      Driven
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Daniel Radcliffe in Beast of Burden (2018)
      Beast of Burden
      3.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse in Le Passé Recomposé (2018)
      Le Passé Recomposé
      7.2
      • line producer
      • 2018
    • Criminals (2017)
      Criminals
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Antonio Banderas in Gun Shy (2017)
      Gun Shy
      4.1
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Elisabeth Moss and Boyd Holbrook in The Free World (2016)
      The Free World
      6.1
      • executive producer (as Rene Besson)
      • 2016

    Editor



    • Spare Room (2018)
      Spare Room
      5.3
      • Editor (as Rene Besson)
      • 2018
    • Criminals (2017)
      Criminals
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Destined (2016)
      Destined
      4.9
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Rachel Miner in Circadian Rhythm (2005)
      Circadian Rhythm
      2.2
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • Brilla una estrella
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Saved by the Rules
      8.0
      • Editor (as Rene Alberto Gil)
      • 2003
    • Houseguest
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2002
    • Recoil (2001)
      Recoil
      4.0
      • Editor (as Rene Alberto Gil)
      • 2001
    • Boxes (2000)
      Boxes
      5.4
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • René Besson, Scott Boyer, and James Portolese in The Decade (1999)
      The Decade
      6.5
      • Editor
      • 1999

    Production Manager



    • Liana Liberato in Trust (2010)
      Trust
      6.9
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Edward Norton in Stone (2010)
      Stone
      5.4
      • executive in charge of production: Millennium Films
      • 2010
    • Michael Douglas in Solitary Man (2009)
      Solitary Man
      6.3
      • executive in charge of production: Millennium Films
      • 2009
    • Edward Norton in Escrocs en herbe (2009)
      Escrocs en herbe
      6.4
      • executive in charge of production: Millennium Films
      • 2009
    • Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant : Escale à la Nouvelle-Orléans (2009)
      Bad Lieutenant : Escale à la Nouvelle-Orléans
      6.6
      • executive in charge of production
      • 2009
    • Sigourney Weaver in Imaginary Heroes (2004)
      Imaginary Heroes
      7.0
      • post-production manager
      • 2004
    • Don Cheadle, Zooey Deschanel, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Manic (2001)
      Manic
      7.1
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2001

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      At $285.00, his film Boxes (2000) is the lowest budgeted feature film ever distributed. It is distributed on The Independent Film Channel.

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