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Marc Abraham is an American film producer, director, and former president of Strike Entertainment, a production company he launched in early 2002 with a multi-year, first look arrangement with Universal Pictures. ==Career== Abraham began his career as a copywriter for Young & Rubicam in New York City after graduating from the University of Virginia. He left advertising to pursue a full-time writing career and worked as a freelance sportswriter for several newspapers and magazines. He also wrote two books on the International Olympic Games for Universal Press. Abraham's entry into film began with the documentary, ''Playing to Win'', an inside look at the Cuban athletic system. He wrote several screenplays for studios and networks including 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and CBS. He also wrote for the popular series ''21 Jump Street'' and ''Moonlighting''. He was a founding partner, along with Armyan Bernstein, at Beacon Communications, a financing and production company founded in 1990. Abraham brought to the big screen ''Flash of Genius'', released by Universal Pictures in Fall 2008, which marked his directorial debut and stars Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham. Based on a true story, this David vs. Goliath tale tells the story of a small time inventor who takes on the Detroit automakers. Also for Universal Pictures, Abraham is producing ''Trouble is My Business'', an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's detective-noir classic, starring Clive Owen. He produced the remake of ''The Thing'' for Strike Entertainment alongside Eric Newman. Even with the disestablishment of Strike Entertainment in 2013, Abraham and Newman still produced the 2014 film ''RoboCop'' under the Strike Entertainment name since it started production in 2012. It was announced in June 2014 that Abraham will direct the upcoming biopic ''I Saw the Light'' about country music singer Hank Williams, who will be played by actor Tom Hiddleston. It is based on Colin Escott's 1994 book ''Hank Williams: The Biography''. It is set to start shooting in Louisiana in October 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「Marc Abraham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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