# Neal H. Moritz

Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of Original Film. He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed a total of over $12 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the Fast & Furious franchise, the Jump Street and Sonic the Hedgehog films, as well as the television series Prison Break and Emmy-nominated The Boys. His early credits include I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend and Cruel Intentions.

## Life

Neal H. Moritz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Milton Moritz and Barbara (née Levin). His paternal grandfather, Joseph Moritz, owned movie theaters in Pittsburgh and was an early investor in American International Pictures (AIP). Milton Moritz was born in Pittsburgh and moved to California after falling ill with rheumatic fever at age eight, when his doctor suggested the family move to a better climate. He was head of marketing at AIP and was later CEO and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada. Moritz is from a Jewish family.
Moritz grew up in Westwood and graduated from UCLA, where he participated in a Semester at Sea program. When he came back, he gave away several backpacks that were popular with Chinese students. He had so many requests for the backpacks that he and a friend began a company importing purses and bags from Taiwan. He sold the company to an investor, and returned to school. He earned a master's degree from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in 1985. He is a member of the school's Alumni Development Council. As of 2021, Moritz has been married for 20 years and has two children, aged 19 and 16.

## Career

Moritz has more than 70 films to his credit, including Juice starring Tupac Shakur, I Know What You Did Last Summer, the first two films of the Urban Legend franchise, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, the Fast & Furious franchise, Not Another Teen Movie, the first two films of the XXX film series, being XXX and XXX: State of the Union, S.W.A.T., Evan Almighty, I Am Legend, Made of Honor, Sweet Home Alabama, Total Recall and the Jump Street films, being 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street.
More recent credits include Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Spenser Confidential, Bloodshot, Escape Room, Goosebumps and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.
He has also produced the television series The Boys, S.W.A.T., Preacher, Happy, Prison Break, and The Big Break.
In September 2017, Moritz and Original Film signed a first-look deal for Paramount Pictures that began on January 1, 2019, leaving his longtime home, Sony Pictures, after over 20 years. However, he still maintains his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television.
In October 2018, Moritz filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures in Los Angeles County Superior Court for breach of oral contract and committing promissory fraud after the distributor removed him as lead producer on Hobbs & Shaw. On September 2, 2020, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District filed a published opinion affirming the trial court's denial of Universal's motion to compel arbitration of Moritz's claims. On September 10, 2020, it was reported that the parties had reached an amicable settlement. Moritz went on to receive producer credit for the 2021 film F9 and the 2023 film Fast X.

## Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

### Film
#### NBCUniversal

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2000 | The Skulls | Rob Cohen | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Rob Cohen | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | John Singleton | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Justin Lin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Tom Shadyac | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Justin Lin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2011 | Fast Five | Justin Lin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2011 | The Change-Up | David Dobkin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Justin Lin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Robert Schwentke | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2014 | Search Party | Scot Armstrong | Under Focus World |
| 2015 | Furious 7 | James Wan | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | F. Gary Gray | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2021 | F9 | Justin Lin | Under Universal Pictures |
| 2023 | Fast X | Louis Leterrier | Under Universal Pictures |

#### Sony Pictures

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | Jim Gillespie | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Danny Cannon | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Jamie Blanks | Under TriStar Pictures |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Roger Kumble | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 1999 | Blue Streak | Les Mayfield | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | John Ottman | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2001 | Saving Silverman | Dennis Dugan | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2001 | The Glass House | Daniel Sackheim | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Joel Gallen | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2002 | Slackers | Dewey Nicks | Under Screen Gems |
| 2002 | XXX | Rob Cohen | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Clark Johnson | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Lee Tamahori | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2005 | Stealth | Rob Cohen | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2006 | Click | Frank Coraci | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Phil Joanou | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Pete Travis | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2008 | Made of Honor | Paul Weiland | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2008 | Prom Night | Nelson McCormick | Under Screen Gems |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Andy Tennant | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Jonathan Liebesman | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2012 | Total Recall | Len Wiseman | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2015 | Goosebumps | Rob Letterman | Under Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation |
| 2016 | Passengers | Morten Tyldum | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2018 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Ari Sandel | Under Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation |
| 2019 | Escape Room | Adam Robitel | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2020 | Bloodshot | David S. F. Wilson | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2021 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Adam Robitel | Under Columbia Pictures |
| 2025 | Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | Under Columbia Pictures |

#### Paramount Global

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1992 | Juice | Ernest R. Dickerson | Under Paramount Pictures |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Jeff Fowler | Under Paramount Pictures |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Jeff Fowler | Under Paramount Pictures |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Jeff Fowler | Under Paramount Pictures |

#### Lionsgate

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1994 | The Stoned Age | James Melkonian | Under Trimark Pictures |
| 1999 | Held Up | Steve Rash | Under Trimark Pictures |
| 2001 | Soul Survivors | Stephen Carpenter | Under Artisan Entertainment |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Jim Kohlberg | Under Lionsgate Films and Roadside Attractions |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Donovan Marsh | Under Lionsgate Films and Summit Premiere |

#### The Walt Disney Studios

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1997 | Volcano | Mick Jackson | Under 20th Century Fox |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Andy Tennant | Under Touchstone Pictures |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Simon Curtis | Under 20th Century Fox |
| 2022 | The Princess | Le-Van Kiet | Under 20th Century Studios and Hulu |

#### Warner Bros Pictures

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Torque | Joseph Kahn | Under Warner Bros. |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Francis Lawrence | Under Warner Bros. |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Bryan Singer | Under Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema |

#### Other studios

| Year | Film | Director | Studio |
| 2003 | Out of Time | Carl Franklin | MGM Distribution Co. |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Niels Arden Oplev | FilmDistrict |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential | Peter Berg | Netflix |
| TBA | Afterburn | J.J. Perry | Black Bear Pictures |

#### Direct-to-video

* Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
* The Skulls II (2002) (Executive producer)
* The Skulls III (2004)
* Cruel Intentions 3 (2004)
* Devour (2005)
* I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
* S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)
* S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)

### Television

All works, he was executive producer unless otherwise noted
* Shasta McNasty (1999)
* Still Life (2003)
* Greg the Bunny (2002–04)
* Tru Calling (2003–05)
* Point Pleasant (2005–06)
* The Big C (2010–13)
* Save Me (2013)
* Prison Break (2005–17)
* Happy! (2017–19)
* The Boys (2019–present)
* Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019–2021)
* Preacher (2016–19)
* S.W.A.T. (2017–present)
* I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
* The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
* Gen V (2023–present)
* Goosebumps (2023–present)
* Knuckles (2024)
* Cruel Intentions (2024)
Pilots
* Mr. Ed (2004)
* Untitled Dave Caplan pilot (2008)
* Cruel Intentions (2016)
* Roadside Picnic (2017)
TV movies
* Framed (1990)
* Blind Justice (1994)
* The Rat Pack (1998)
* Monster! (1999)
* Cabin by the Lake (2000)
* Hendrix (2000)
* Electra's Guy (2000)
* Class Warfare (2001)
* Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001)
* Shotgun Love Dolls (2001)
* The Pool at Maddy Breaker's (2003)
* Vegas Dick (2003)
* Not Another High School Show (2007)
* SIS (2008)
* Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

### Other credits

Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Ferrari Driver |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Swerving Cop |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Luxury Car Driver |
Special thanks
* My Trip to the Dark Side (2011)