Producer Joey McFarland | Directed by Antoine Fuqua | Starring Will Smith He is also a passionate historical researcher and avid collector of American photography.ĮMANCIPATION - Currently in Post - Production He developed an interest in literature, filmmaking, and screenwriting at a young age. McFarland grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. McFarland was the first person in forty-eight years that Mucklow spoke openly to about the hijacking. McFarland sought out Mucklow, purchased her life rights and conducted months of detailed in-person interviews. The screenplay was written by McFarland and Dawn Bierschwal and is based on the true story of the relationship between heroic NWA stewardess Tina Mucklow, the mysterious hijacker known as DB Cooper, and the only unsolved case of air piracy in commercial aviation history. McFarland’s upcoming projects include NOD IF YOU UNDERSTAND. McFarland spent years in research and development with screenwriter William Collage before he enlisted the star and filmmaker. The concept for the film came from McFarland and is based on the man depicted in the photograph known as “The Scourged Back”, which McFarland owns. EMANCIPATION became the largest film festival acquisition deal in film history when it sold to Apple at Cannes in 2021. The first film developed and produced by McFarland under the McFarland Entertainment banner is EMANCIPATION, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith. In 2018, McFarland formed McFarland Entertainment, an independent content development and production company for film and television with a concentration on historically and culturally important people, events, and topics. ![]() Among his other films are the blockbusters DUMB AND DUMBER TO, Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, and DADDY’S HOME, directed by Sean Anders and starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. ![]() ![]() He is best known for producing THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio for which McFarland received an Academy Award nomination. Joey McFarland is an award-winning film producer, screenwriter, and member of the Producer Guild of America (PGA).
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