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Gary Sanchez Productions, LLC was an American film and television production company founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
YearTitleDirectorBudget2022$30 million2020$35 million2018$42 million2018$60 millionMay 27, 2016 · Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Celebrate a Decade of Gary Sanchez Productions. By Jenelle Riley. Michael Lewis for Variety. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were both hired for “Saturday Night Live”...
- Who on Earth Is Gary Sanchez?
- Mckay Is Key to Understanding Ferrell's Involvement in 'Succession'
- 'The Big Short' Gave Way to 'Succession's Visual Style
- Succession's Willa Ferreyra Is Named After Will Ferrell
- After 'Succession', Ferrell and McKay's Working Relationship Is Over
In 2006, Will Ferrell and filmmaker Adam McKay founded their own production company named Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay told Marc Maron on his WTF Podcastthat Gary Sanchez was a fake name Ferrell put on his BlackBerry and the two comedians' "yes-and" instincts led them to create a fictional Paraguayan entrepreneur and financier of the same name. ...
Gary Sanchez Productions went on to produce Succession for HBO, making Adam McKay another name that appears as executive producer in the credits alongside Ferrell. McKay's career was cemented in comedy for many years, having directed both Anchormanmovies, Talladega Nights, and some aforementioned Ferrell projects at Gary Sanchez Productions. In mor...
Succession was created by British TV writer Jesse Armstrong. Armstong's previous credits include several collaborations with the comedy duo of David Mitchell and Robert Webb, including Magicians, That Mitchell and Webb Look, and Peep Show. He also worked as a writer on the UK political satire The Thick of It as well as its spin-off movie In the Loo...
In the show, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Spin City star Alan Ruck plays Connor Roy, Logan's eldest son. With all the money and very little self-awareness, the show sees Connor paying an escort (Justine Lupe) to be his long-term girlfriend. This character has since become one of the show's more complex and interesting characters, earning the respec...
Another Succession alum of note is director Mark Mylod whose work on shows such as Game of Thrones and Showtime's Shameless makes him one of Succession's most exciting directors. Since the show began, Mylod has directed the 2022 film The Menuto major critical success. This movie was produced by Will Ferrell, as well as Adam McKay and Gary Sanchez P...
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Dec 8, 2021 · At Gary Sanchez, McKay was a driving force behind the hit HBO show Succession, while offshoot Gloria Sanchez Productions, run by Jessica Elbaum, made Lorene Scafaria’s acclaimed film...
May 14, 2019 · For comedy fans, the news that Adam McKay and Will Ferrell are folding their production company Gary Sanchez Productions hit like some kind of Hollywood divorce – the beloved partnership behind...
Apr 6, 2019 · Ferrell and McKay’s Sanchez banner and its female-focused offshoot, Gloria Sanchez Productions, will continue with all existing projects through completion, with the producers attached to those...
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May 27, 2016 · In honor of the tenth anniversary of Gary Sanchez Productions, headed by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, the press-shy founder grants a rare interview.