Olympus Pictures was founded in 2007 to finance and produce low budget films and to finance the development of feature films at all budget levels. Olympus provides an extremely supportive environment for filmmakers and quality entertainment in a wide range of genres.
Olympus’ first feature “Adam,” written and directed by Max Mayer, starring Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Frankie Faison and Amy Irving, was released by Fox Searchlight in 2009. Recent projects include the Oscar-nominated “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Diane Weist, directed by John Cameron Mitchell from David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning play; and “Beginners,” writer and director Mike Mills’ latest feature, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent.
Olympus is developing a film with Hwy61 inspired by the life of Sal Masekela; “Peony,” an adaptation of Pearl S. Buck’s novel; “Wendy and the Lost Boys,” by Jon Robin Baitz; and “Spin” with Rob Morrow, adapted from the book by Robert Charles Wilson.
Olympus Pictures is also affiliated with Olympus Theatricals, LLC, an independent commercial theater production company. Both companies are subsidiaries of Olympus Productions, LLC which is owned by Olympus Holdings, LLC, an independent firm engaged through its various subsidiaries and affiliates in energy, commercial finance, and entertainment.
Recent projects include the Oscar-nominated “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Diane Weist, directed by John Cameron Mitchell from David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning play; and “Beginners,” writer and director Mike Mills’ latest feature, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent, as well as the upcoming Andrew Adamson film “Mr.Pip” starring Hugh Laurie and “Thanks for Sharing” with Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
