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David Jonathan Heyman (born 26 July 1961) is an English film producer and the founder of Heyday Films. In 1999, Heyman secured the film rights to the ''Harry Potter'' film series and went on to produce all eight installments, becoming the most important member of the crew to be involved in all the films. In 2013, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture as the producer of ''Gravity'', his second collaboration with director Alfonso Cuarón after ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''. ==Life and career== Heyman was born in London, England. He is the son of John Heyman, producer of films such as ''The Go-Between'' and ''Jesus'', and Norma Heyman (née Parnell), an actress and Oscar-nominated producer of ''Dangerous Liaisons'' and ''Mrs Henderson Presents''.〔http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075997,00.html〕〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382278/bio?ref_=nm_ql_pdtls_1〕 His paternal grandparents were German Jews who left Nazi Germany and emigrated to England prior to WWII, while his mother's family was English.〔("Producer David Heyman and the lives of outsiders, from ‘Potter’ to ‘Pajamas’ " ). Jewish Journal〕 He went to Westminster School, London, and following graduation he decided to study abroad, earning a degree in Art History from Harvard University in the U.S. in 1983. He got his start in the film industry as a production assistant on David Lean's ''A Passage to India'', and in 1986, Heyman became a creative executive at Warner Brothers. In the late '80s, he became vice president of United Artists and subsequently embarked on an independent producing career with his first film, ''Juice'', in 1992, followed by the cult "stoner" film ''The Stoned Age'' (1994) and others. In 1997, Heyman returned to London and founded his own production company, Heyday Films. He has since produced a number of films including the popular ''Harry Potter'' film adaptations, beginning with 2001's ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' and ending with 2011's ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2''. Other notable productions during this time include the 2007 blockbuster ''I Am Legend'' and the 2008 films ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'', ''Is Anybody There?'', and ''Yes Man''. After finishing work on the ''Harry Potter'' films, Heyman reunited with ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' director Alfonso Cuarón to produce the 2013 space thriller ''Gravity'' starring Sandra Bullock. The film grossed more than US$700 million worldwide and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture. He also produced the 2013 comedy ''We're the Millers'' and the 2014 family film ''Paddington'', for which he was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film. In 2013, it was announced that Heyman will produce the upcoming Warner Bros. film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', which will be released on November 18, 2016. He is also set to produce ''Fables'', based on the comic book series.〔(DC Comic 'Fables' Targeted for Film Adaptation With 'Royal Affair' Director (Exclusive) )〕 He was announced as the producer of the fantasy film ''Queen of the Tearling'', starring Emma Watson and based on the book written by Erika Johansen. Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights and will distribute the film. Heyman is also currently developing projects with ''Potter'' director David Yates〔(Heyman talks Yates and Cuaron )〕 and has long been developing a film adaptation of Mark Haddon's 2003 novel ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' with ''Potter'' screenwriter Steve Kloves. Heyman lives in Pimlico in central London, and is married to interior designer Rose (Batstone) Uniacke. They have one son.〔("David Heyman: Man behind the magic" ). The Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Heyman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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