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Andy Horwitz

Producer & Entertainment Executive
Big Swell Entertainment

Andy Horwitz is a film/television Producer and Entertainment executive with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment business, while operating predominantly inside the studio system. Most recently, Horwitz served as Executive Vice President of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment. As EVP of Atlas Entertainment, Horwitz managed a team of 9 people, with a development slate of over 100 projects in both film and television.

During Horwitz’s time at Atlas, they produced four of the top 100 grossing films of all time: THE DARK KNIGHT, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, AND WONDER WOMAN.

In 2019, Horwitz served as Producer on J.C. Chandor’s TRIPLE FRONTIER, starring Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pacal. Triple Frontier was watched by more than 63 million accounts and over 120 million people in its first 4 weeks, making it Netflix’s fifth most popular original film ever at the time.

Previously, Horwitz served as co-producer on David Ayer’s SUICIDE SQUAD starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevingne and Viola Davis. The film opened in August of 2016 and holds the largest August opening weekend in history with $135.1 million domestically and roughly $750 million worldwide.

In 2013, Horwitz co-produced David O. Russell’s AMERICAN HUSTLE starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards® including Best Picture and won three Golden Globes® including Best Picture, three BAFTAs including Best Original Screenplay, among numerous critics’ awards including the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Picture and a SAG Ensemble nomination. AMERICAN HUSTLE was the biggest limited box-office release of 2013. The film has since grossed over $250 million worldwide.

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