Elysa Dutton

Elysa Dutton is an American film producer and senior executive of theatrical development and production for Alloy Entertainment.[1]

Early life and education

Dutton graduated from Brown University with a bachelor of arts in Art/Semiotics. While at Brown University, she co-created and produced a bi-weekly television soap opera about student life called Sob Story that was nationally syndicated to colleges around the country.[1]

Career

Dutton began her career as a production executive at MTV Films where she oversaw development for the first five years of the company. She went on to become a senior executive at Twentieth Century Fox and in house producer for HBO Films.[1] As an executive, some of her films include Election, directed by Alexander Payne, Like Mike,[2] as well as Mike Judge's first feature film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.[1] Dutton also produced Mike Judge’s 2006 comedy Idiocracy which depicts a dumbed down future five hundred years in the future.[3]

In 2013, Dutton joined Alloy Entertainment,[1] overseeing its film division as SVP of Film Development and Production.[4] She produced the Warner Bros. and MGM film Everything, Everything,[5] based on the best-selling book by Nicola Yoon,[6] and starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson. The film was released in May 2017.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jr, Mike Fleming (8 November 2013). "Alloy Hires Elysa Koplovitz Dutton To Run Feature Film Division". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ↑ Ian Mohr (2005-11-17). "HBO, Good Kop team". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ↑ "'Idiocracy' Writer Says Satirical Film About Dumbed-Down America Has Become A 'Documentary'". The Huffington Post. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ↑ Will Robinson (2016-02-23). "Warner Bros. adapting Private book series by Kate Brian". Ew.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (14 February 2017). "'Everything, Everything' Trailer: Amandla Stenberg & Nick Robinson Star In YA Romance Pic".
  6. ↑ "YA Adaptation 'Everything, Everything' Finds Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ↑ Anthony Breznican (2017-02-14). "Everything, Everything movie trailer". Ew.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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