June 4-6, 2010, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA

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Andrew Z. Davis

Andrew Z. Davis is currently involved with postproduction on Your Highness, for Universal Studios, starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel. He recently was the executive producer on Role Models, also for Universal Studios.

Davis was the producer of the blockbuster comedy Rush Hour 3 and executive producer of Rush Hour 2, both directed by Brett Ratner and starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Prior to that, he executive produced Universal’s Red Dragon, starring Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes, and The Family Man, starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni, both directed by Ratner; the critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama, Love & Basketball, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard; the mega-hit Enemy of the State, starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman; and Love Affair, starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. Davis also produced the action film Volcano, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche. His other producer credits include Repo Men, Lost Angels, Sid and Nancy and Tapeheads.

Davis served as head of production for Stuber Pictures at Universal Studios and as executive vice president of production for MGM. Earlier in his career he was an executive at The Walt Disney Company before signing an independent production deal with the studio under his banner, Andrew Davis Productions.

Davis is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.

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