Alex Jackson is two-stepping his way over to Alan Ritchson‘s Dancing Skeleton.
The veteran film and television producer and studio executive has joined the Reacher superstar’s production company as president of film and TV. Jackson segues to the top post after most recently having served as senior vp of film and TV for Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment where he oversaw a slate and generated concepts, secured IP and led the packaging, sale and development of projects to companies like HBO, Lionsgate and Netflix.
Prior to Chernin, Jackson was senior vp of production for Paramount Pictures‘ motion picture group. Titles he shepherded during his nearly four-year tenure included Terminator: Dark Fate, Babylon, Infinite and The Lovebirds. He also played a part in high profile projects like The Running Man and Gladiator 2.
He cut his teeth in the entertainment industry with a longtime gig at Media Rights Capital, eventually rising through the ranks over nearly a decade to become vp production while also partnered with corporate development to establish and formalize MRC‘s underwriting process. At MRC, Jackson was involved in all aspects of development and production of MRC films with a focus on filmmaker-driven project. His credits include Baby Driver, the Ted franchise, Elysium and The Dark Tower.
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He’ll certainly have plenty to do for Ritchson. The in-demand actor, who next stars opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Adam Shankman’s holiday film The Man With the Bag, has a slate of upcoming projects that includes an untitled Mike Thornton project about the Navy Seal, now in post-production at Amazon MGM Studios, War Machines, a sequel to the global smash for Netflix, an untitled MotoGP project in development for Netflix with producers Chris Morgan and Ainsley Morgan for Chris Morgan Productions and Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for RK Films, Counting Miracles for Amazon, and an untitled survival competition series in post at Netflix.
Earlier this year, Ritchson and Dancing Skeleton unveiled a three-year first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios to develop and produce new TV shows for Prime Video. Ritchson’s Dancing Skeleton develops and produces original projects across genres and platforms by focusing on “high-impact, audience-driven storytelling from distinctive creative voices,” per the firm.
Dancing Skeleton rose to stand on its legs as Ritchson’s career caught fire and he expanded his talents from behind the camera to in front of it, and he focused on developing high-concept originals more from the jump. He’s been producing for some time, though, and has credits on the cult classic Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, a spin-off focused solely on his zany character; 2019’s Seberg starring Kristen Stewart; the recent dialogue-free actioner Motor City; and the actioner Runner opposite Owen Wilson. He’s also pitched in as executive producer on Prime Video’s global smash Reacher for creator and showrunner Nick Santora.
In addition to the most recent season of Reacher, which scored an early season 6 renewal ahead of the fourth season finale, Ritchson also turned up on the spin-off series Neagley.
