Ryan R Johnson is the former Head of Development for Mandalay Entertainment. During his time as Head of Development, he oversaw the making of Enemy at the Gates, Beyond Borders, The Score, and Into the Blue. Prior to his time as Head of Development, he was an intern for Peter Guber and then an assistant to producers Ori Marmur and David Zelon, all while with Mandalay Entertainment.

1. Ryan R Johnson – Skilled Movie Producer
Ryan R Johnson is a skilled and knowledgeable professional in the movie industry. In the
past, he has been a stunt and body double, an intern, a producer's assistant, the head of
development for a couple production companies, and an executive in a various film
production companies. He is a highly educated individual and has attended Pacific Lutheran
University, Boise State University, Whittier Law School where he studied Business
Administration and Political Science, and UCLA where he was in the Producers Program.
Needless to say, his experience and education has been an asset to his career and for those
who have worked with him.
Ryan R Johnson began his career in the movie industry as a stunt and body double for the
Green Power Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television show. Acting was not
his calling though, and he soon sought employment in the production side of the movie
industry. He began as an intern for Peter Guber at Mandalay Entertainment and slowly
worked his way up to the assistant of producers Ori Marmur and David Zelon. After learning
the trade as an assistant, he gained enough credibility and became the Head of
Development for Mandalay Entertainment.
As the Head of Development, he oversaw the production of movies such as Enemy at the
Gates, Beyond Borders, The Score, and Into the Blue. Ryan R Johnson's rise in the movie
industry didn’t stop there though. In 2003, he founded Pretty Dangerous Films who produced
18 films in it’s first four years. Two of those films were Cannes Festival headlines and starred
Jeremy Renner and Winona Ryder in “The Heart is Deceitful Above All Else” and William H.
Macy and Julia Stiles in “Edmond”. Pretty Dangerous Films’ success allowed Johnson to
continue his work in the independent movie scene. He produced “Chasing 3000”, a film
about baseball legend Roberto Clemente, starring Ray Liotta.
In 2013, Ryan R Johnson founded The Film House with Michael P. Haggerty. The Film
House is a film distributor that organizes regional domestic releases, global distribution, and
foreign sales. In partnership with New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, The Film House
opened a production studio in Syracuse, New York. Currently, they are working projects that
are aimed at helping students kick-start a career in the film industry.
Ryan R Johnson looks forward to making important contributions to the independent movie
industry. The Film House is a project he believes will make huge strides towards the
continued empowerment of the indie scene.