In 2008, Garcia executive produced the documentary
Theater of War, directed by John Walter and starring
Meryl Streep and
Kevin Kline. This was followed by the
Christmas-themed romantic drama film
Lovely, Still (2008), starring
Martin Landau and
Ellen Burstyn. The following year, Garcia produced the documentary
Racing Dreams (2009). Directed by
Marshall Curry, the film follows two boys and a girl as they compete and aspire to become professional
NASCAR drivers. The film was critically acclaimed, winning Best Documentary at the 2009
Tribeca Film Festival, where it was also runner up for the Audience Award. The film received a 100% fresh rating from
Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews, with a
weighted average of 7.38/10. The film was called "The best film of the year" by the
Los Angeles Times ("The Envelope") and "Absorbing… one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little longer, " by
The New York Times. In 2012, Garcia and Johnson co-founded their
production company,
Seven Bucks Productions. followed by the
reality television series The Hero. She later founded her multi-platform enterprise, The Garcia Companies and TGC Management, a global brand development and management company, representing actors
Henry Cavill and
Dwayne Johnson. That same year,
TNT ordered eight hour-long episodes for the reality television series
Wake Up Call, which premiered in 2014 and into 2015. Garcia was executive producer for all eight episodes, which was described as
The Hero's "natural successor." Garcia and Johnson later launched a digital channel for the short-TV series
Millennials the Musical (2016). In 2017, Garcia
executive produced several projects for TV and the
web, all starring Johnson . The first one was
Rock and a Hard Place for
HBO, which focuses on the lives of incarcerated young people. This was followed by the
web series Logan Paul Summer Saga with American internet personality
Logan Paul,
Bro/Science/Life: The Series, and
Lifeline. Garcia later executive produced her first large budget film,
Baywatch (2017), an action
comedy film directed by
Seth Gordon and based on the
television series of the same name. The film was panned critically, but a box office success, grossing $177.8 million worldwide, against a production budget of $69 million. Garcia followed this up with
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and grossed $962.1 million worldwide, becoming one of Sony's
highest-grossing films of all time.
Rampage (2018), a
science fiction monster film directed by
Brad Peyton, and based on the
video game series
of the same name by
Midway Games, was released the following year. It grossed over $428 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. Garcia's next film,
Skyscraper (2018), Garcia then executive produced the documentary
Stuntman (2018). She returned to television as executive producer on
HBO's most-watched half-hour
comedy-drama series
Ballers for HBO. In 2019, Garcia executive produced
The Titan Games, a sports competition series which premiered on
NBC and has been renewed for a second season. The same year, Seven Bucks’ made its
Sundance Film Festival debut with the
biographical sports comedy-drama film,
Fighting with My Family, written and directed by
Stephen Merchant and produced by Garcia, followed the same year. Garcia later produced a six-episode
docu-series Finding Justice for
BET, focusing on the stories of heroes, leaders, advocates and change agents in the
African American community across America as they uncover injustices and fight to bring healing and change. Returning to the large screen, Garcia was executive producer for the
superhero film based on the
DC Comics character
of the same name,
Shazam! (2019),
The Fast and the Furious spin-off
Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and produced
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) which set the record Seven Bucks Productions’ biggest global
opening weekend. In August 2020, Garcia and Johnson led the consortium that purchased the
XFL out of bankruptcy from its founder,
Vince McMahon, the first woman to own an equal or majority ownership stake in a major
professional sports league in the United States. Garcia has followed the iterations of the XFL as both a fan and businesswoman since its
original 2001 incarnation. She also produced
Young Rock, an American television
sitcom based upon long-time collaborator Johnson's life. That same year, Garcia announced the launch of her latest venture, GSTQ. A lifestyle and fashion brand, GSTQ includes a curated, ready-to-wear fashion collection. == Awards ==