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词条 Rick McCallum
释义

  1. Early career and collaboration with Dennis Potter

  2. Collaboration with George Lucas

     The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles  Star Wars  Red Tails  Retirement from Lucasfilm 

  3. Career after leaving Lucasfilm

  4. Personal life

  5. References

  6. External links

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Richard "Rick" McCallum (born August 22, 1954) is a German-born American film producer. He is mostly known for his work on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition and prequel trilogy. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with American producer George Lucas, though he was also a long-time producer for British television playwright Dennis Potter.

Early career and collaboration with Dennis Potter

McCallum's career as producer began with Pennies from Heaven (1981), the film version of the 1978 BBC TV drama, for director Herbert Ross and writer Dennis Potter. After the commercial failure of the film, Potter invited McCallum to go to work in England.[1] During the 1980s, McCallum's work with Potter included producing the films Dreamchild (1985), an unusual exploration by Potter of the creation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which was nominated for two BAFTA awards,[2] and Track 29 directed by Nicolas Roeg; executive producing the landmark BBC-TV series The Singing Detective; and in 1989 producing the Potter-directed TV series Blackeyes.

During the 1980s, McCallum also produced movies with filmmakers including David Hare (Strapless); Neil Simon (I Ought to Be in Pictures); Harvey Fierstein, whose HBO film Tidy Endings received two CableACE Awards;[3] and Nicolas Roeg's Castaway. McCallum also produced the music video for the Rolling Stones' "Undercover of the Night", directed by Julien Temple.

Collaboration with George Lucas

It was on the set of Dreamchild that McCallum had first met Star Wars creator George Lucas.[4]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Several years after their first meeting, Lucas was preparing his first weekly live-action television program, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and turned to McCallum to produce the ambitious series, which was to be shot in 35 countries. With a unique perspective on the eventful early life of Indiana Jones – including its cinematic qualities, an emphasis on storytelling and characters, and an enticing promise of new adventures each week – McCallum attracted a stellar list of writers and actors to the creative ranks of the series. Among the directors with whom McCallum worked on the series were Bille August, Nicolas Roeg, David Hare, Mike Newell, Deepa Mehta, Terry Jones, Simon Wincer, and Carl Schultz. During its run, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Young Indiana Jones with 12 Emmy Awards from 27 nominations.[5] The series debuted on DVD in 2007, and McCallum served as executive producer on a series of 94 acclaimed documentaries that accompany the episodes and illuminate the real-life history behind their stories.

Star Wars

When Young Indiana Jones ended, McCallum produced Radioland Murders (1994), for which Lucas served as executive producer. During its production, Lucas confided to McCallum the plans for three new Star Wars movies. To test the nascent digital technology just then becoming available, McCallum produced revised versions of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi – released in 1997 as the Special Editions.

Assembling the teams that worked both in front of and behind the cameras, McCallum produced the next three films, which Lucas wrote and directed: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).

The Star Wars prequels also ushered in a new era of digital filmmaking, and McCallum played a leading role in its development. He oversaw a team of creative and technical professionals that developed and created the industry's first all-digital production pipeline.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}

Red Tails

McCallum was one of the producers of Red Tails, an action-adventure movie on which Lucas was executive producer, that pays tribute to the spirit of World War II's Tuskegee Airmen. The movie was released nationally in the U.S. on January 20, 2012.

Retirement from Lucasfilm

Following Lucasfilm's announced acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, on October 31, 2012 ForceCast.net podcast Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet stated that "Rick has retired from Lucasfilm".[6] There have been no reports as to how this will affect plans for a live-action TV series set in the Star Wars galaxy, with which McCallum was previously involved.[7]

Career after leaving Lucasfilm

After leaving Lucasfilm, McCallum settled in Prague in the Czech Republic.[8] His Prague-based company, United Films, develops film projects and provides production services for Czech and European feature films.[9][10] Films that McCallum is developing include R'ha, a science fiction feature film based on an earlier short film, to be directed by Kaleb Lechowski and written by Matthew Graham;[9] In the Fog, a World War II film by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa;[11] So Far So Good (Zatím dobrý), based on the novel by Jan Novák about the Mašín brothers;[8][12] and (as executive producer) A Long Way Home, directed by Paki Smith and written by Alex Rose.[13]

Personal life

McCallum's mother, photographer Pat York[14][15] is married to actor Michael York. His father, Roy Alwood McCallum, was a US military pilot.[16][17]

McCallum's daughter, Olivia 'Mousy' McCallum, also works in the film industry.[18][19]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.moviescopemag.com/features/rick-mccallum-reach-for-the-sky/|title=Moviescope magazine Rick McCallum interview.|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Dreamchild|title=BAFTA Awards|website=www.bafta.org|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000140/1989|title=CableACE Awards (1989)|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/177-rick-mccallum|title=Rick McCallum|date=October 27, 2009|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=&program=young+indiana&start_year=1949&end_year=2012&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All|title=404 Page Not Found|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
6. ^"Weekly ForceCast: October 31, 2012", ForceCast.net, October 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
7. ^Peaty, James. "Rick McCallum interview: Dennis Potter, Star Wars TV series, George Lucas & Red Tails" Den of Geek.com, June 2012.
8. ^"Rick McCallum: Controversy Is Drama And Drama Is Cinema ", 26th festival of Czech films, April 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
9. ^Borys Kit, "'Star Wars' Producer Rick McCallum Boards Sci-Fi Project 'R'Ha' (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, June 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
10. ^"Rick McCallum", Film United. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
11. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDo6EFnglC8&list=PLd1UbyCKM2cJw1a_4wYtl2lb_2_2QTvGi&feature=c4-overview-vl "Star Wars" produser will make Ukrainian film about WWII] - video (ukr)
12. ^"So Far So Good", Film United. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
13. ^Robert Mitchell, [https://variety.com/2013/film/news/dinklage-finds-new-home-1118065901/ "Dinklage finds new 'Home'"], Variety, February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/pat-york/catching-jd-salinger_b_446863.html|title=Catching J.D. Salinger|first=Pat|last=York|date=April 4, 2010|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/15/garden/apartment-hunting-in-new-york-with-michael-and-pat-york.html|title=Apartment-Hunting in New York With Michael and Pat York|first=Lena|last=Williams|date=April 15, 1993|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017|via=www.nytimes.com}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20120209/NEWS/302099949/0/|title=Tribute to Tuskegee Airmen: Red Tails|first=Drew Van Dyke, C-T|last=Writer|publisher=|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
17. ^World War II 63rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, at Douglas, Georgia, Class of 1943-E
18. ^Rinzler, J.W., The Making of Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith, Del Rey, April 2, 2005, {{ISBN|0345431383}}.
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1459425/|title=Olivia McCallum|website=IMDb|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0564768}}
  • Interview in Czech television 2013 March 23
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