Neil Russell

Neil Russell is the founder and CEO of Hollywood Artists Pictures Corporation (HAPCORP), which creates, acquires and licenses intellectual properties for exploitation across all entertainment media. HAPCORP also produces motion pictures, television and music and has begun publishing books through its Rothington House imprint. Neil acquired his first intellectual property when he was in college, and over the course of his career has acquired the rights to hundreds of books, movies, plays, screenplays, short stories, formats, titles, magazine articles, life stories, songs, pitches and trademarks.

A former executive with Paramount, Columbia, MGM and United Artists, he formed his first company, Horizon Entertainment, in 1983, which was later acquired by Carolco Pictures, producers of the Rambo pictures, Terminator 2, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, etc. Neil was involved in all facets of Carolco's business, including the acquisition of entertainment properties like Platoon, Terminator and The Last Emperor and companies like De Laurentiis Entertainment, the Vista Organization and the Wilmington Studios. He was also founder and president of Carolco Television Productions which produced thirty-one high-profile television motion pictures.

In 1993, Neil purchased the assets of CTP and began acquiring intellectual property rights under his own banner. Producing partnerships or licensing arrangements of rights owned or controlled by him have been made with Walt Disney Studios, Fox, Warners, MGM, Sony, Universal, Paramount, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Activision, Georgeville Television, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Tribune Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Heyday Films, ABC Television, Hyde Park Entertainment, F/X Networks and many others. He also authored the book, Can I Still Kiss You?: Answering Your Children's Questions about Cancer and the action/thriller novels, City of War, Wildcase and Beverly Hills is Burning.

Neil works with the major Hollywood agencies, law firms and investment banks.

Note: Hollywood Artists Pictures Corporation does not accept unsolicited material.