Lauren Levine

'''Lauren Levine''' is a producer and writer. Levine is the co-head of Heartbones Entertainment with [[Colleen Hoover]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2026-03-12 |title=Colleen Hoover on Taking Ownership of Her Movie Adaptations and Whether ‘It Ends With Us’ Sequel Will Ever Be Made |url=https://variety.com/2026/film/features/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-book-adaptation-it-ends-with-us-sequel-1236679580/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2026-03-11 |title=‘People Underestimate the Book World’: Can Colleen Hoover’s Box Office Wins Save the Genre From Streaming? |url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/colleen-hoover-movies-romances-theaters-streaming-1236683425/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Together they have co-produced and co-written adaptations of Hoover's novels ''[[Reminders of Him]]'' and [[Verity (film)|''Verity.'']] Levine has produced 2007's ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]],'' which was nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feature Film |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/feature-film-childrens/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Levine graduated [[Cheadle Hulme School]] in 1981 in Stockport, Manchester.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.onefiftystories.com/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=oneFifty stories |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== MTV === Levine began her career as a production assistant at Channel 4 on 1987's [[Max Headroom (TV series)|''Max Headroom'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puig |first=Yvonne Georgina |date=2008-10-03 |title=Lauren Levine |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/lauren-levine-1117993332/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> She moved from the UK to New York in 1992, where she continued to work as a producer and then as executive producer at MTV of shows like ''[[MTV Beach House]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seabrook |first=John |date=1994-10-03 |title=Rocking in Shangri-La |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/10/10/rocking-in-shangri-la |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> ''MTV US Top 20 Countdown'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-07-20 |title=SUN AND FUN AT THE MTV BEACH HOUSE |url=https://www.courant.com/1994/07/20/sun-and-fun-at-the-mtv-beach-house/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Hartford Courant |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[120 Minutes]], [[Headbangers Ball|Headbanger's Ball]], [[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grind]], [[Alternative Nation]].''

=== Movies and Series === In 2003, Levine optioned the book, ''[[I Am David]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Reviews |url=https://lively-arts.com/movies/2004/0411/i_am_david.htm |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=lively-arts.com}}</ref> The film, ''[[I Am David (film)|I Am David]],'' was written and directed by [[Paul Feig]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koehler |first=Robert |date=2004-08-26 |title=I am David |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/i-am-david-1200531506/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Levine joined Nickelodeon in the early aughts where she was executive producer on a variety of Nickelodeon productions such as (2007) ''[[The Last Day of Summer (2007 film)|The Last Day of Summer]]''<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Susan |date=2007-07-20 |title=Middle School Sounds Scary, and Summer Is No Picnic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/arts/television/20last.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' directed by [[Gábor Csupó|Gabor Csupo]], and ''[[Shredderman Rules]]'', (2008) ''[[Gym Teacher: The Movie|Gym Teacher]]'' directed by [[Paul Dinello]], ''[[Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh]],'' (2009) ''[[Spectacular!]]'' ,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Borys Kit,Kimberly |date=2008-03-30 |title=Nickelodeon preps ‘Spectacular’ musical |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nickelodeon-preps-spectacular-musical-108168/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> (2010) [[The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010 film)|''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nickelodeon |title=Number-One Nickelodeon Brings Upfront Presentation to Los Angeles for First Time Ever |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/number-one-nickelodeon-brings-upfront-presentation-to-los-angeles-for-first-time-ever-89025882.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> (2011) ''[[Best Player]]'' starring [[Jennette McCurdy|Jeannette McCurdy]] and [[Jerry Trainor]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickelodeon Commences Production on All-New Original TV Movie "Best Player": Shooting Begins Oct. 24 in Vancouver, BC, for a 2010 Premiere |url=https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/news/printer_Nickelodeon-TV-Movie-Best-Player_Shooting-Begins-October-in-Vancouver-BC.shtml |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=www.studentfilmmakers.com}}</ref> and [[A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!|''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=animation_magazine |date=2011-06-20 |title='Fairly OddParents' Movie Mixes Live-action, Animation |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2011/06/fairly-oddparents-movie-mixes-live-action-animation/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> (2012) ''[[A Fairly Odd Christmas]]'', ''[[Big Time Movie]],'' and ''[[Rags (2012 film)|Rags]],'' (2013) [[Swindle (2013 film)|''Swindle'']], starring [[Jennette McCurdy|Jeannette McCurdy]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Noah Munck]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2012-10-02 |title=Nickelodeon All-Stars Team Up In A Heroic High Stakes Caper In A New Original TV Movie, Swindle |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/02/nickelodeon-allstars-team-up-in-a-heroic-high-stakes-caper-in-a-new-original-tv-movie-swindle.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Levine was a producer on [[Confess (TV series)|''Confess'']], a seven-episode series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2016-12-07 |title=AwesomenessTV's Awestruck To Premiere First Scripted Project, ‘Confess’, On Go90 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/12/07/awestruck-first-scripted-project-confess-go90-2017/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref> Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel ''Confess,'' it streamed on [[Verizon|Verizon's]] go90.com, and starred [[Katie Leclerc|Katie LeClerc]], [[Sherilyn Fenn]], [[Lucas Gage]], and [[Ryan Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=2017-04-11 |title=Confess: Katie Leclerc & Ryan Cooper on Art and Romance |url=https://collider.com/confess-katie-leclerc-ryan-cooper-interview/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> It was the first scripted series out of Awestruck, a digital vertical from [[Awesomeness (company)|AwesomenessTV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jocelyn |date=2016-12-07 |title=Awestruck Sets Up First Scripted Series “Confess” with go90, Sherilynn Fenn & Katie Leclerc… |url=https://medium.com/@jocelynjohnson/awestruck-sets-up-first-scripted-series-confess-with-go90-sherilynn-fenn-katie-leclerc-8a3f556ac287 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=VideoInk |language=en}}</ref>

=== Heartbones Entertainment === In 2022, Levine and Colleen Hoover formed Heartbones Entertainment,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Angelique Jackson,Jem |date=2025-04-30 |title=Lainey Wilson to Make Feature Film Debut in Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders of Him’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lainey-wilson-colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-movie-1236382075/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> with an intention to adapt Hoover's material to film in-house.<ref>{{Cite web |last=craig |first=matt |title=Inside The Colleen Hoover Cinematic Universe |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2026/03/15/inside-the-colleen-hoover-cinematic-universe/}}</ref> Their first film, ''Reminders of Him'', written by Hoover and Levine,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2024-10-07 |title=Universal Nabs ‘Reminders of Him’ from ‘It Ends With Us’ Author Colleen Hoover |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/reminders-of-him-book-colleen-hoover-1236025781/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2024-10-07 |title=Universal Bringing Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders Of Him’ To Big Screen; Sets February 2026 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-universal-release-date-1236109158/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> was released in February 2026, and starred [[Maika Monroe]], [[Tyriq Withers]], [[Lauren Graham]] and Brad Whitford.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2026-03-11 |title=‘Reminders of Him’ Review: The Latest Colleen Hoover Movie Is a Pleasingly Restrained Weeper About the Passion of Motherhood |url=https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/reminders-of-him-review-latest-colleen-1236682685/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Levin is the executive producer of ''[[Verity (film)|Verity]],'' a book adaptation of the ''New York Times'' bestselling 2018 book.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |date=2025-03-25 |title=Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ From Director Michael Showalter Sets May 2026 Theatrical Release |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/verity-colleen-hoover-release-date-anne-hathaway-1236346957/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> It will star [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Josh Hartnett]] and [[Dakota Johnson]], directed by [[Michael Showalter]]. To be released in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2024-12-20 |title=Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett Join Anne Hathaway in Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ Movie Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dakota-johnson-josh-hartnett-colleen-hoover-verity-movie-1236256438/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !YEAR !TITLE !CREDIT !NETWORK !NOTES |- |1984 |''MTV US Top 20 Countdown'' |Writer, Producer |MTV |Hosted by [[Daisy Fuentes]], Adam Curry, [[John Norris (reporter)|John Norris]] |- | |''Headbangers Ball'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Hosted by [[Riki Rachtman|Riki Rathman]], [[Adam Curry]] |- |1991 |''120 Minutes'' |Producer |MTV |Hosted by Dave Kendall |- | |''The Grind'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Host by [[Eric Nies]], [[Michelle Visage]] |- | |''MTV Beach House'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Hosted by [[Carson Daly]], [[Bill Bellamy]] |- | |''Alternative Nation'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Hosted by [[Kennedy (commentator)|Lisa Kennedy Montgomery]], [[Toby Amies]], [[Henry Rollins]] |- | |''Lassie'' |Executive Producer | |Cast includes [[Corey Sevier]], Tim Post, [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]] |- | |''Musicians'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Hosted by [[David Wild]] |- |2003 |''I'' ''Am David'' |Executive Producer |MTV |Written and directed by Paul Feig Cast includes [[Jim Caviezel]] |- |2007 |''[[The Last Day of Summer (2007 film)|The Last Day of Summer]]''<ref name=":1" /> |Executive Producer |Nickelodeon |Cast includes [[Jansen Panettiere]], [[Daniel Samonas]], Jennette McCurdy |- | |''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' |Executive Producer |Nickelodeon |Directed by [[Gábor Csupó|Gabor Csupo]] Nominated for BAFTA

Cast includes [[Katie Leclerc|Katie LeClerc]], [[Sherilyn Fenn]], [[Lucas Gage]], and [[Ryan Cooper]]. |- |2026 |''Reminders of Him'' |Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter |Heartbones Entertainment |Cast includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.<ref name=":3" /> |- | |''[[Verity (film)|Verity]],'' |Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter |Heartbones Entertainment |Cast includes [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Josh Hartnett]] and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter. |- | | | | | |- | | | | | |}

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