Former Michael De Luca Productions Execs Elishia Holmes, Johnny Pariseau Join MGM
Both have already started in their new roles
Beatrice Verhoeven | April 2, 2020 @ 12:26 PM
Last Updated: April 2, 2020 @ 12:44 PM
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Former Michael De Luca Productions executives Elishia Holmes and Johnny Pariseau have joined MGM under the leadership of chairman Michael De Luca, the studio announced Thursday.
Holmes, who previously served as an exec at Michael De Luca Productions, will serve as executive vice president at MGM, while Pariseau, also a De Luca Productions alumni, will serve as senior vice president. Both already have started in their new positions.
“I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said. “They are exceptional production executives, each with a unique creative voice, and I am excited they are here with us as we continue to build on the great legacy of MGM.”
Holmes added: “I’m so excited to be joining such an iconic and celebrated studio with a terrifically talented group of people across film and television and grateful to be working under the leadership of Mike De Luca, whose vision continues to inspire creative originality and future-facing positivity.”
“I’m honored to continue working with Mike and the team, to join the talented and welcoming MGM family, and to play a small part in the studio’s long, storied filmmaking history,” Pariseau said.
Holmes joined Michael De Luca Productions in 2015, where she oversaw projects like Lisa Joy’s “Reminiscence” starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, as well as Rachel Morrison’s “Flint Strong.” She previously worked for Ridley Scott as a producer at Scott Free productions, where she served as vice president and senior vice president of production and development. There, she worked on “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “Alien: Covenant,” “The Martian” and “Blade Runner 2049.” Before Scott Free, she was vice president of development at Graham King’s GK Films. Before that, she served as production exec at Warner Bros.
At Michael De Luca Productions, Pariseau oversaw projects such as “Bad, Mad and Dangerous to Know,” “Uncanny Valley,” “the Lunch Witch” and “Cheshire Crossing.” Before his time at the production company, he served as an agent at UTA in the media rights department, where he packaged film and TV projects including “Hidden Figures.”
Upcoming MGM releases included “Candyman,” “No Time to Die,” “Samaritan” and “Respect.”
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
James Bond: 50 Years of 007's Women (Photos)
Eva Green's enigmatic Vesper Lynd broke down Bond's defenses (and the audience's) as the woman whose death in "Casino Royale" (2006) sets him off on a revenge-soaked mission.
Diana Rigg was Bond's equal in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1968). Her fiery Countess Tracy di Vicenzo even did the impossible, convincing the skirt-chasing 007 to tie the knot ... only to die in his arms moments after he made an honest woman of her.
Ursula Andress set the gold standard for Bond women thanks to her eye-catching performance as Honey Rider in "Dr. No" (1962). Emerging from the ocean in a barely-there bikini, Andress and the spy series helped launch a greater era of sexual permissiveness in movies. She's the original Bond girl, and nothing beats the original.
Has there ever been a more ludicrous villain name than Xenia Onatopp? In "Goldeneye" (1995), the femme fatale crushes her victims while in flagrante delicto. As the deadly diva, Famke Janssen goes over the top with relish.
"Tomorrow Never Dies," with its plodding BMW product placements and goofy plot about a media baron hell-bent on world domination, is one of the worst Bond movies. Paradoxically, it boasts one of the best Bond girls in Michelle Yeoh. Her Chinese spy catches Pierce Brosnan's eye thanks to her mixture of brains and brawn.
Like Yeoh, Halle Berry is a Bond girl for the 21st century in "Die Another Day" (2002). Her NSA agent Jinx is every bit 007's match when it comes to taking down bad guys or tossing back mojitos. Her skin-tight bathing suit is a throwback to Andress and an early age of brain-dead sex bunnies, but Jinx is nobody's plaything.
With a creaky plot that relies on voodoo and Caribbean drug lords, "Live and Let Die" (1973) is a borderline racist curiosity. But as Solitaire, a card-reading psychic, a youthful Jane Seymour has never been more beautiful or beguiling. Is it any wonder it made her a star? To think, we have James Bond to thank for "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."
Honor Blackman's literal roll in the hay with Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" (1964), is one of the most iconic moments in any Bond film. Her character's name, Pussy Galore, may cause any self-respecting feminist to break out in hives, but Blackman brought fire and danger to a role that could have just been eye candy, making her a Bond girl for the ages.
More villain than vixen, the towering Grace Jones was one of the most distinctive Bond women in franchise history. Watching her character May Day knock the starch out of 007's collar was the highlight of the otherwise dreary "A View to a Kill" (1985).
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Eva Green's enigmatic Vesper Lynd broke down Bond's defenses (and the audience's) as the woman whose death in "Casino Royale" (2006) sets him off on a revenge-soaked mission.
