Mason Novick

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox person |name = Mason Novick |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1974|12|20}} |birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |death_date =  |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Film producer<br>Talent manager |nationality = }} '''Mason Novick''' (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/45849/Mason+Novick.html?dataSet=1 |title=Mason Novick |work=Variety |accessdate=September 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228153853/http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/45849/Mason%2BNovick.html?dataSet=1 |archivedate=February 28, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?person_id=45849|title=Mason Novick|publisher=InBaseline|accessdate=September 24, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Background== {{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Career== His credits include ''Red Eye'' (2005), ''Juno'' (2007), ''(500) Days of Summer'' (2009) and ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i55bff7bc1a68ecefd1ee67eb5979e4fb |title=Seyfried in 'Body' cast |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414045717/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i55bff7bc1a68ecefd1ee67eb5979e4fb |archivedate=April 14, 2009 }}</ref> He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in ''Red Eye'' and ''The Hollow''.

He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film ''Lisa Frankenstein''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2022/08/lisa-frankenstein-adds-carla-gugino-liza-soberano-joe-chrest-more-1235090223/ |title = ‘Lisa Frankenstein’: Carla Gugino, Liza Soberano, Joe Chrest & Henry Eikenberry Board Zelda Williams’ Horror-Comedy For Focus Features |last = Grobar |first = Matt |date = August 11, 2022 |publisher = Deadline |accessdate = June 26, 2023 |location = MC1 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==Professional relationship with Diablo Cody== Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including ''Jennifer's Body'', and ''Juno'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35282/diablo-cody-offers-update-breathers-and-damage-control-jens-body |title=Diablo Cody Offers an Update on Breathers and Damage Control on Jen's Body |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=January 10, 2010 |accessdate=September 8, 2012}}</ref> for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.<ref>[https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18647 BD Horror News – Diablo Cody Talks Zombedy Breathers]</ref>

Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become ''Juno''.<ref>Independent Film Spirit Awards, [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4cxd5_mason-novick-producer-juno_shortfilms ''Finding Juno (interview with Mason Novick)''], February 13, 2008</ref>

Novick has worked with Cody on ''Young Adult'' (2011),<ref>Mandate Pictures, http://www.mandatepictures.com/Title.aspx?tid=be242f8c-1919-4ff0-8c1e-7ebdad75cb31 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011222515/http://www.mandatepictures.com/Title.aspx?tid=be242f8c-1919-4ff0-8c1e-7ebdad75cb31 |date=October 11, 2011 }}.</ref> ''Paradise'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/russell-brand-julianne-hough-diablo-cody-sandy-133445/ |title=Russell Brand & Julianne Hough Join Diablo Cody's Directorial Debut |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=September 26, 2011 |accessdate=September 8, 2012}}</ref> and ''Tully''.

==Partial filmography== He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2005 || ''Red Eye'' || Executive producer || || |- |rowspan=2| 2007 || ''Solstice'' || Co-executive producer || || |- | ''Juno'' || || || |- | 2008 || ''Insanitarium'' || Executive producer || Direct-to-video || |- |rowspan=2| 2009 || ''500 Days of Summer'' || || || |- | ''Jennifer's Body'' || || || |- | 2011 || ''Young Adult'' || || || |- |rowspan=3| 2013 || ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' || Co-producer || || |- | ''Paradise'' || || || |- | ''Bad Words'' || || || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-focus-featuresacquires-jason-bateman-directed-bad-words-581007/ | title=TORONTO TOLDJA! Focus Acquires Jason Bateman-Directed 'Bad Words'| date=September 7, 2013}}</ref>}} |- | 2014 || ''Men, Women & Children'' || Executive producer || || |- |rowspan=2| 2015 || ''Ricki and the Flash'' || || || |- | ''Hidden'' || || || |- | 2016 || ''ARQ'' || || || |- | 2017 || ''Newness'' || Executive producer || || |- |rowspan=3| 2018 || ''Tully'' || || || |- | ''When We First Met'' || || || |- | ''Social Animals'' || Executive producer || || |- |rowspan=2| 2019 || ''Big Time Adolescence'' || || || |- | ''Buffaloed'' || || || |- |rowspan=2| 2020 || ''Desperados'' || || || |- | ''The Broken Hearts Gallery'' || Executive producer || || |- |rowspan=3| 2021 || ''We Broke Up'' || || || |- | ''Dating and New York'' || Executive producer || || |- | ''Nightbooks'' || || || |- |rowspan=1| 2022 || ''Watcher'' || || || |- |rowspan=3| 2024 || ''Lisa Frankenstein'' || Producer || || |- |''I Love You Forever'' || Producer || || |- |''Young Werther'' || Executive producer || || |- | TBA || ''Ursa Major'' || Producer || || |}

;As an actor

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 2005 || ''Red Eye'' || Flight Passenger || {{center|<small>Uncredited</small>}} |}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 1999 || ''Man of the Century'' || Thanks |- | 2007 || ''Rattle Basket'' || Special thanks |- | 2015 || ''The Diabolical'' || Thank you: From the director and writers |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 2004 || ''The Hollow'' || || Television film |- | 2018 || ''Liberty Crossing'' || Executive producer || |}

;As an actor

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 2004 || ''The Hollow'' || Evil Skeleton || Television film |}

==Recognition== In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for ''Juno''. He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for ''Juno''.

===Awards and nominations=== *2010, Nominated for Independent Spirit Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spiritawards.com/film/500-days-summer|title=2010_Independent_Spirit_Award_Nominees|publisher=Spirit Award|accessdate=February 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211213516/http://www.spiritawards.com/film/500-days-summer|archivedate=February 11, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> *2008, Won, Independent Spirit Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/678341_2008_Independent_Spirit_Award_Winners|title=2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners|work=The Insider|accessdate=September 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029143754/http://www.theinsider.com/news/678341_2008_Independent_Spirit_Award_Winners|archivedate=October 29, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> *2008, Won, Christopher Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=780|title=The 59th Annual Christopher Award Winners|publisher=Christopher Awards|accessdate=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725171359/http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=780|archive-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> *2007, Nominated for Academy Award for Best Motion Picture<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/oscar/article-9442843|title=2007 Best Picture|publisher=Britannica|accessdate=September 24, 2009}}</ref> *2007, Nominated for PGA Awards for Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&id=pga&articleid=VR1117979406|title=PGA avoids credit limit – Guild announces producers for nominated films|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 21, 2008|work=Variety | accessdate=September 24, 2009}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1259504}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Novick, Mason}} Category:Film producers from Illinois Category:1974 births Category:Living people