Lorenzo Di Bonaventura

Birth Name:

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Profession

Producer, Production manager

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

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