Early career Grey launched his producing career as a studio executive, serving as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Production for
Mandate Pictures from 2009–2011 and Senior Vice President of Production at
Universal Pictures from 2006‑2009. From 2000 to 2006, Grey was an executive at
Fox Searchlight Pictures. During his time there, Grey found the script for
Juno, which he packaged with director
Jason Reitman and oversaw through production. While at Searchlight, Grey also oversaw the acquisition and production of the action-fantasy films
Night Watch and
Day Watch from Russian filmmaker
Timur Bekmambetov, who went on to direct
Wanted. He developed
Diary of a Mad Black Woman,
Tyler Perry's first film. Additionally, he oversaw
The Hills Have Eyes from French director
Alexandre Aja,
Johnson Family Vacation,
The Ringer, and
28 Weeks Later. Grey co-produced the 2012 film
Hope Springs starring
Meryl Streep,
Tommy Lee Jones and
Steve Carell and directed by
David Frankel (
The Devil Wears Prada). He was the executive producer of the 2013 film
Last Vegas, which starred
Michael Douglas,
Robert De Niro,
Morgan Freeman, and
Kevin Kline, and was directed by
Jon Turteltaub.
Grey Matter Productions Grey launched his production banner Grey Matter Productions in 2013. Grey Matter released its first feature film,
Lights Out, which is based on the short film by David Sandberg. Sandberg also directed the feature adaptation, which was written by
Eric Heisserer and produced alongside
James Wan's production banner Atomic Monster. Previously, Grey sold
Section 6, a film about the untold origin story of
MI6, to Universal. The project will be directed by
Joe Cornish (
Attack the Block). Grey also developed and sold ''Winter's Knight'', a Viking‑themed reimagining of the Santa Claus legend to
Sony Pictures. In 2014, Grey Matter announced a partnership with the
Bruce Lee estate to develop and produce the definitive biopic on the famous martial artist. In 2016,
STX Entertainment and Grey Matter Productions announced an upcoming thriller starring
Sylvester Stallone. The film, written by Dan Casey and to be directed by
Jim Mickle, will go into production in late 2016. Grey Matter also announced that it will produce a feature film about the recent
Panama Papers scandal.
Steven Soderbergh is also producing with an eye to direct, alongside
Scott Z. Burns. The film is to be based on an upcoming book
Secrecy World that
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Jake Bernstein is writing for
Henry Holt and Company. Grey is teamed with
Anonymous Content to develop, finance and produce. Grey,
Michael Sugar, Burns and Soderbergh are producing. == Filmography ==