Michael Doven

Nascimento : 1959-02-18,

História

Michael Doven has an extensive 25 year career as an executive producer.  The CEO and founder of United Pictures Group credits as Associate Producer in box office movies grossing in the billions of dollars world wide. He is well known as the personal assistant to Tom Cruise in the height of Cruise's movie career from 1992-2004. Not only was Michael his personal assistant, he acted as the chief of staff to Cruise. During his time, he met and married Andrea Morse, who was another person working for Cruise.  There are several notable movies he was a Production Associate in: Mangolia (1999), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Mission Impossible II (2000) and was the assistant to Tom Cruise in movies like Jerry Maquire (1996), The Firm (1993), Far and Away (1992), and Interview With a Vampire (1994).  Other movies Michael is given credit for: A Few Good Men (1992), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), and Collateral (2004). He also did a little bit of acting in Murder, She Wrote (1989) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Michael works in script development, preproduction, production, and post production as well as assisting in marketing and international press tours. His relationships and wide variety of experiences in the industry keep him in the forefront of executive producers.  In 2015, he founded United Pictures Group. He founded this company for one main reason - to carry on his passion for influential and powerful films.  In a recent interview, he discusses his love for reading, and how much certain literature has inspired him to have his own company. "I read as much as I do so I can continually learn new approaches to solving the difficulties that sometimes arise during film production," he comments. "Some of the greatest minds the world has ever known have inspired me like no other. I've learned so much about myself and life, and i now know that having my own company is my calling."   Under United Pictures Group, he released his first film "The Squeeze" in Spring 2015.  The family-friendly movie had great reviews from both users and critics.  Michael was ecstatic to release this movie, not only because it was the first movie under his new company, but because he was on the right track to producing movies that he truly loves. "The Squeeze" is about a young and talented golfer who gets caught up in some high stake gambling on the course. The suspense, alongside the unique and riveting characters, with a twist ending is right up Michael's alley. Durant's Never Closes, starring Tom Sizemore, is an exciting up-and-coming movie.  Michael is ecstatic and passionate about his new opportunity. Michael is also an accomplished photographer. He is known for photographing professional golfer Rick Rhoden, Beck's sister Alyssa Suede and other high profile individuals. Michael's photography skill show when his photography work was featured in a music album, "Bittersweet" by Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano (2009). He was also featured on the cover of a Nikon magazine issue calling him "Photographer's Next Rockstar", with a 6 page article and interview. You can see his photography work here: http://www.manta.com/c/mrylxsn/michael-doven-photography. Most recent films United Pictures Group is credited for: Double Doozy (2016) Mission Accomplished (2016) Durant's Never Closes (2015) Lucky Bastards (2015)

Filmes

Em Busca de Fellini
Em Busca de Fellini
Producer
Uma Garota tímida da pequena cidade de Ohio que ama filmes mas não gosta da realidade. Lucy descobre os filmes deliciosamente excêntricos de Federico Fellini e começa uma viagem estranha e bonita pela Itália para encontra-lo. E ao longo do caminho descobre muito além do que jamais esperou.
The Squeeze
The Squeeze
Producer
A humble young man with uncommon skills from a small southern town gets caught up in high stakes golf matches between big-time gamblers until the game becomes life and death.
Colateral
Colateral
Associate Producer
O taxista Max está trabalhando em uma noite aparentemente tranquila de Los Angeles, até que pega como passageiro Vincent, um assassino de aluguel que está na cidade para completar o plano de um cartel do narcotráfico. Vincent precisa aguardar que as testemunhas de um crime morram e, para isso, conta com Max para despistar a polícia local e o FBI. Obrigado a seguir ordens, Max precisa ainda lutar contra a possibilidade de ser morto, já que Vincent pode usá-lo para proteção pessoal.
O Último Samurai
O Último Samurai
Associate Producer
Em 1870 é enviado ao Japão o capitão Nathan Algren, um conceituado militar norte-americano. A missão de Algren é treinar as tropas do imperador Meiji, para que elas possam eliminar os últimos samurais que ainda vivem na região. Porém, após ser capturado pelo inimigo, Algren aprende com Katsumoto o código de honra dos samurais e passa a ficar em dúvida sobre que lado apoiar.
Minority Report: A Nova Lei
Minority Report: A Nova Lei
Associate Producer
Não há crimes em Washington D.C. há seis anos, graças a impressionante tecnologia que identifica os assassinos antes que eles possam cometer seus crimes. Mas quando o próprio chefe da Divisão de Pré-Crime é acusado de um futuro assassinato, ele tem apenas 36 horas para descobrir quem está querendo destruí-lo ou tornar-se-á uma vítima do sistema "perfeito" que ele ajudou a criar.
Missão: Impossível 2
Missão: Impossível 2
Associate Producer
O agente secreto Ethan Hunt desta vez tem a missão de recuperar das mãos de um criminoso um vírus letal que mata em menos de 24 horas. Para tal, Ethan Hunt vai contar com a ajuda inesperada de Nyah, uma ladra internacional, ex-namorada do vilão da história.
De Olhos Bem Fechados
De Olhos Bem Fechados
Ziegler's Secretary
Alice, uma curadora de arte, é casada com o doutor Bill Harford. Juntos formam um casal perfeito, porém depois de participarem de uma festa, Alice confessa ter tido atração e fantasias sexuais com outro homem, que também estava na festa. Os dois começam a discutir e Bill passa a se perguntar o porquê disto estar acontecendo com ele, então ele vai procurar seu amigo Nick Nightingale, que irá lhe mostrar um mundo de fantasias e jogos sexuais.