NEW Punisher Movie Producer
Geoff Stier has joined Valhalla Mot
Stier setting sail for Valhalla
June 09, 2003
Geoff Stier has joined Valhalla Motion Pictures as a production chief and producer. Stier, who will report directly to company chairman Gale Anne Hurd, will oversee the development and production of the L.A.-based company's slate of film and television projects, including "The Punisher," starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta, and "Aeon Flux," a live-action superheroine project in preproduction at Paramount Pictures. "Punisher" is slated to begin principal photography next month. Stier previously was a production executive at Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella's Mirage Enterprises, where he was responsible for the development of such films as "The Firm," "Sabrina," "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "The Quiet American" and the upcoming "Cold Mountain." As a producer, his credits include "Up at the Villa" and "Polish Wedding." He also served as associate producer on "Sense and Sensibility." (Borys Kit)