Joseph Drake

Joseph Drake is an American film producer, best known for founding Mandate Pictures and Good Universe with Nathan Kahane. Drake has served as executive producer on more than 25 films.

Career

Early in his career, Drake served posts at Rysher Entertainment, Senator International and Moviestore Entertainment.

Drake previously served as president and Co-Chief Operating Officer of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. At Lionsgate, he oversaw the launch of Hunger Games and The Expendables franchises. In 2012, along with Kahane, he launched Good Universe.

Good Universe entered into a partnership with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures to produce and finance mainstream comedies such as the Untitled Ben Schwartz Comedy with Gary Sanchez Productions to be directed by Adam McKay and starring Rogen and James Franco's The Masterpiece for New Line Cinema.

Drake is also a partner with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Kahane in Ghost House Pictures, specialising in horror films. Releases include Fede Álvarez's Don't Breathe, The Grudge and Evil Dead for Sony Pictures.

Drake founded Mandate Pictures in 2005, following a management buyout of Senator International which he launched in 2001. Mandate Pictures produced Juno, the Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle franchise; Young Adult (film), Hope Springs and This is the End. In 2007, the partners sold Mandate Pictures to Lionsgate. Following the acquisition of Mandate, Drake transitioned into his role as the President of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and Co-chief Operating Officer of Lionsgate, while maintaining his role as CEO of Mandate Pictures.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 2000 American Psycho Executive producer 2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Executive producer The Grudge Executive producer 2005 Boogeyman Executive producer Lords of Dogtown Executive producer 2006 Stranger than Fiction Executive producer The Grudge 2 Executive producer 2007 The Messengers Executive producer Juno Executive producer 30 Days of Night Executive producer Boogeyman 2 Executive producer Direct-to-video Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Executive producer 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Executive producer The Strangers Executive producer Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Executive producer Passengers Executive producer 2009 Horsemen Executive producer Drag Me to Hell Executive producer Whip It Executive producer 2012 The Possession Executive producer 2013 Evil Dead Executive producer Last Vegas The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Executive producer 2014 Neighbors Executive producer 2015 Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Executive producer The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Executive producer The Night Before Executive producer 2016 Don't Breathe Executive producer Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Executive producer 2017 The House The Disaster Artist Executive producer 2018 Blockers Executive producer 2019 Long Shot Executive producer 2021 Don't Breathe 2 Executive producer 2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Firewatch Hold Back the Stars Executive producer The Last Drop The Something Executive producer

Miscellaneous crew

Year Film Role 2009 Saw VI Marketing: Lionsgate 2010 Saw 3D For: Lionsgate

Production manager

Year Film Role 1990 Ski School Executive in charge of production

Thanks

Year Film Role 2000 Shadow of the Vampire Thanks

Television Year Title 2009 13: Fear Is Real