So, Megan Ellison, daughter of Oracle billionaire Larry, is now a respected Hollywood producer. With millions of her dad's money to play with each year, she was the major funding source behind The Master and Zero Dark Thirty, both of which stand to win big at the Oscars this year, and both of which represent the kind of risky, arty fair that Hollywood studios barely make anymore.
The younger Ellison follows in the footsteps of her brother, David Ellison, who earlier started his own production company and has a partnership deal with Paramount Pictures. Megan has proven herself, however, as a savvy producer with an eye for quality films, and had her first big success with True Grit in 2010 after which Larry started giving her many more millions to play with, according to the Business Times. She's now been dubbed "The Indie Saver," and in addition to possibly backing a movie based on the Wikileaks scandal, she and her brother own the rights to the Terminator franchise and may be working together on a new Terminator film.
While The Master was an easy sell for film geeks, P.T. Anderson fans, and lovers of great acting, Zero Dark Thirty which chronicles, in a fictional fashion, the intelligence gathering that led to the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound, something which three senators including Dianne Feinstein objected to last week has been far more buzzworthy and has a chance at big box office success, as well as Oscar gold. For that, Megan Ellison and her Annapurna Pictures company put up a $45 million investment.
So, anyone have Megan's number? Because we've got this screenplay...
