Sony SVP DeVon Franklin Leaving Studio To Make More Faith Based FilmsPosted by Wilson Morales
July 8, 2014
Source: Nikke Finke
According to Nikke Finke, Senior Vice President of Production for Columbia Tristar Pictures DeVon Franklin is leaving the studio after nine years to fully concentrate on making faith-based entertainment projects.
Having developed the hit film Heaven Is For Real which has made $90.5M at the box office on a $12M budget, Franklin, who’s also an ordained preacher, is walking away with a producing deal at the studio.
During his time at Sony, he worked on The Pursuit of Happyness and Hancock and Seven Pounds all starring Will Smith, as well as the faith-based hit Not Easily Broken, and the family comedy Jumping the Broom starring Angela Bassett and Paula Patton, both produced by faith-based filmmaker Bishop T. D. Jakes. When he was promoted to SVP in 2012, he supervised The Karate Kid reboot, starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, which grossed over $350 million worldwide.
