Joel Silver
Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment.
He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films.
He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt.
He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.
He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films.
He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt.
He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.
Known for
Road House
SuperFly
Suburbicon
Collide
The Nice Guys
Veronica Mars
Non-Stop
Enemies Closer
Getaway
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Bullet to the Head
The Factory
The Apparition
The Philly Kid
Dragon Eyes
Transit
Project X
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Unknown
The Losers
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
The Book of Eli
Sherlock Holmes
The Hills Run Red
Whiteout
Orphan
RocknRolla
Speed Racer
Fred Claus
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Moonlight
The Brave One
The Invasion
The Reaping
Shark Bait
V for Vendetta
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
House of Wax
Movie Life: House of Wax
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Veronica Mars
Bet Your Life
Entourage
Next Action Star
Gothika
The Matrix Revolutions
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
The Matrix Reloaded
The Animatrix
Punk'd
Cradle 2 the Grave
Ghost Ship
Ritual
The Making of Exit Wounds
Jane Doe
The Matrix Revisited
Thir13en Ghosts
Swordfish
Proximity
Exit Wounds
Dungeons & Dragons
Freedom
Romeo Must Die
House on Haunted Hill
Making 'The Matrix'
Action
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Made Men
The Matrix
Lethal Weapon 4
Double Tap
Conspiracy Theory
Perversions of Science
Fathers' Day
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Bordello of Blood
Executive Decision
Fair Game
Assassins
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Demolition Man
Lethal Weapon 3
Two-Fisted Tales
The Last Boy Scout
Ricochet
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Hudson Hawk
Predator 2
Parker Kane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Die Hard 2
Lethal Weapon 2
Tales from the Crypt
Road House
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Action Jackson
Predator
Lethal Weapon
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Commando
Weird Science
Brewster's Millions
Streets of Fire
48 Hrs.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Xanadu
The Warriors
Hooper