Jake Gyllenhaal‘s company Nine Stories Productions has hired Josh McLaughlin as its new president.
In his new role, McLaughlin will work alongside Gyllenhaal to develop a slate of projects. As recently announced, the company has closed a three-year, first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios. The pact includes theatrical, as well as streaming releases.
“We are thrilled to welcome Josh to Nine Stories as president. I greatly admire his wealth of experience and deep industry knowledge,” Gyllenhaal said in a statement. “I look forward to working together to expand our slate of dynamic projects across film, television, and stage.”
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McLaughlin joins from his own production company, Wink Pictures, where he worked across television, films and podcasts. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Focus Features, eventually serving as president of production, while working on movies such as Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” “The Darkest Hour” and “Phantom Thread.” He collaborated with filmmakers, such as David Leitch on “Atomic Blonde” starring Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton on “Boy Erased,” and served as executive producer for “Let Him Go,” starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.
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“I am so excited to join the Nine Stories team under Jake’s leadership,” said McLaughlin. “I’m eager to build on the company’s impressive achievements and momentum, and collaborate with talented filmmakers and creatives to deliver compelling content to our trusted partners.”
Nine Stories has recently backed “Road House” and the AppleTV+ series “Presumed Innocent.” Gyllenhaal co-founded Nine Stories in 2015 and worked on Antoine Fuqua’s “The Guilty,” David Gordon Green’s “Stronger” and Paul Dano’s “Wildlife.” For the stage, the company has produced “We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time” by playwright David Cale, “Sea Wall/A Life” and Jeremy O. Harris’ “Slave Play.”
