Martin Wiley, a veteran producer and executive whose credits include acts of violence, never talk to strangers And Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, He died on March 20, his son, Cameron, told Deadline. He was 65 years old.
Wiley, a graduate of USC and UCLA, worked as a creative executive overseeing development for movies made at Warner Bros., Sony, Lionsgate, and other studios. He also worked as a supervising producer and/or unit director. more hours than the production manager. twelve movies in theatres.
Late in the 1980s, Wiley started his career as a producer or co-producer on movies like Mutator, Diving In, and Younger Sister. His first action sequel with Steven Seagal bears the title of executive producer. He produced Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and the thriller never talk to strangers starring Antonio Banderas and Rebecca DeMorne. identical year.
In addition to these films, Chill Factor, Tamara, Madison, Drive Thru, The Plague, Woodstock or Bust, and the Lazarus Project were produced by the same person. Also, he developed the narrative for Say and directed the 2004 Brian Friedman dance documentary Free Style (2011).
He purchased and developed the 1999 Paramount Pictures smash varsity Blues, as well as Nurse Betty, American History X, and the cooler, as a production executive.
Wiley worked as the head of production at Armada Pictures in Beverly Hills from 2005 to 2008 before joining Red River Productions in Los Angeles in 2007 as a producer.
Leslie Bloom, a longtime friend and coworker at Big Child Pictures, told Deadline that Martin was “one of the best producers” she has worked with in her 30 years as a DGA member. “He produced my first film, Woodstock or Bust. We both grew up in Portland, Oregon. He had faith in my ability to advance thanks to my training as an AD. We were filming for Rainbow Cowboy, our upcoming movie. Martin and I were like peas and carrots on set when he became unwell. Finding the ideal fit will be challenging.”
A former lecturer in UCLA Extension’s Professional Film Production Program, where he taught “The Art of Teaching a course called “Line Production,” Wiley was also a senior consultant at JJ Little & Associates from 2011 to 2014. He focused on entertainment litigation and transactional law practise.
The details of a memorial service are still unknown.
