Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for producing films, including the "Transformers" franchise and "Red․"
• Started as a production executive at Warner Bros․ Pictures in 1989
• Quote: "As a producer, I try to bring as many nice people as I can to insure that there’s no screaming, there’s no shouting, there’s no bullying․ The more of those kind of people that you can bring together, the better the experience everyone has on set․"
• Quote: "I have this really crash and burn philosophy where we're going to try․ If we're going down in flames, it’s going down in flames․ But we’re gonna try․"
• Discovered "The Matrix," and assisted with its production
• Served as President of Worldwide Production at Warner Bros․ from 1998-2002
• Acquired the movie rights for the "Harry Potter" book series