Brigham Taylor
Film producer
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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.
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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 a 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 |
| 2023 | Tokyo Cowboy | Yes | No | with Arata Iura |
| TBA | 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] |