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Marianne Maddalena

Marianne Maddalena
Born
Marianne Maddelena

(1962-07-07) July 7, 1962 (age 62)
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • businesswoman
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Mark Weeks
(m. 1990; died 2008)

Marianne Maddalena (born July 7, 1962) is an American film producer. She was born in Lansing, Michigan, and was Wes Craven's producing partner for many years. They had a company together called Craven/Maddalena Films. One of their productions, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) was nominated for Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards in 1995. Music of the Heart (1999) garnered two Oscar nominations; one for Meryl Streep as Best Actress and one for Best Song for "Music of my Heart." Over the years, she produced countless hit films such as Red Eye (2005) with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, the Scream franchise (1996–present), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) with Eddie Murphy. She was behind the US debut of visionary filmmaker Alexandre Aja with The Hills Have Eyes (2006).

Maddalena was an executive producer for the former MTV and now, VH1 series Scream (2015–2019).[1]

In 2021, Maddalena has been made Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres which is a recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature of the French cultural inheritance.

She is an executive producer on the film Scream (2022) and she is also currently developing a TV show for FX with Dan Mazer.

Her movies have grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.

Wes Craven, speaking on the New Nightmare DVD, said, "Marianne and I have been working in a partnership for almost ten years, and she has been my Guardian Angel of getting us through all the shoals of production and also an inspiration for many of the creative ideas that come through in the making of my Horror pictures."

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 24, 2019). "'Scream' Reboot Moves to VH1, Gets July Debut, Trailer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2016.