Exclusive: Michael Lerner, a rising executive, writer and producer, has signed with both WME and Untitled for representation.
Lerner was removed from discussion about his thriller script seekerAs we announced last month, will be guided by dinner in americaAdam Carter Rehmeier. The film revolves around Grant, who is haunted by the unexplained disappearance of his fiancée five years earlier. Now an Uber driver, his life changes when he goes to pick up a passenger and becomes convinced that he was responsible for her disappearance.
Lerner, a longtime writer, wrote a number of scripts over the course of a decade before gaining popularity seeker – a modest-budget genre picture representative of the stories he is passionate about telling.
An executive at Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios, which is managing his film, Lerner remained with the production company for three and a half years, rising rapidly from intern to head of development, where he focuses on identifying and developing original, entertaining stories with broad audience appeal. He is the executive producer of Hammerstone’s upcoming films a small one And mud and co-producer of both of Gabriel Basso’s upcoming films statue And in any wayRecent true-life crime thriller starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg for Paramount. Lerner was closely involved in developing each of these projects, with extensive on-location work with Lebovici, who continues to support his work as a creative self-generator.
he is building now seeker Along with Lebovici, HyperObject Industries’ Adam McKay and Todd Shulman, Noah Centineo, and Arkham Productions’ Enzo Mark were also involved.
Lerner told us, “I’ve always heard vague stories about a situation where someone works for a producer, builds trust and a relationship, and then one day shares the script with the producer who decides to make it… but I’ve rarely heard of it actually happening. I couldn’t be more grateful to Alex and the entire Hammerstone team for making his dream a reality. It’s really a testament to Alex’s ability to execute on a vision. It’s his It’s a superpower. I can’t tell you how many filmmakers have literally come up to Alex and thanked him for making their dreams come true when no one else could.”
Lerner, originally from Chicago, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in cognitive science. During his time there he won the Red & Blue List Screenwriting Competition and earned an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory.