Kathleen McLaughlin
Producer
SALT
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
What I’m Looking For:
THRILLER, ACTION, HISTORICAL DRAMA, TRUE STORY, ROMANTIC COMEDY content in the FEATURE FILM, DOCUMENTARIES, and SCRIPTED & UNSCRIPTED TV formats.
About Me:
Kathleen is a producer, writer and filmmaker with over 15 years of experience in both studio and independent feature projects. As the President of director Phillip Noyce’s production company, Rumbalara Films, Kathleen developed material from the initial treatment through production and release of the films, gaining invaluable experience and unique insights into what makes a screenplay work on the screen and for an audience, not just on the page.
Most recently Kathleen was a consultant on FAST CHARLIE (starring Pierce Brosnan and James Caan). She was also a co-producer on “THE RESIDENT pilot for Fox as well as co-producer on WHAT IF for Netflix. She has also worked as an Associate Producer on ABOVE SUSPICION (starring Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston). She was brought in for re-writes on “THE CAPE, the true story of Dr. James Barry, set in the Cape colony of South Africa, as well as the WW II story KILLER 10, for Arclight and Thunder Road. Her original script, ALIVE DAY (developed through Voyage Media) is in development with Phillip Noyce attached to direct and Mike Medavoy of Phoenix Pictures and Voyage Media attached to produce. Her adapted screenplay became the original Voyage podcast LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY MURDER. As a filmmaker, she has made a series of short documentary films for Voice of America, including THE MUSHROOM KING for the prestigious 52 Documentary series.
Kathleen maintains a strong network of contacts among studios, producers, agents and executives and continues to keep her finger on the pulse of the marketplace. While at Rumbalara, Kathleen Executive Produced Rabbit-Proof Fence and Co-Produced THE QUIET AMERICAN, which garnered an Academy Award nomination for Michael Caine. She also was a creative executive on SALT, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE SAINT, THE BONE COLLECTOR and the ABC hit television series REVENGE. Additional TV work includes WARRIOR (NBC), CRISIS (NBC). She has worked with some of the top names in the business (Sydney Pollack, Anthony Minghella, Kurt Wimmer, Christopher Hampton) as well as first time writers like Christine Olsen (Rabbit-Proof Fence). Kathleen has also evaluated scripts and provided consulting services to Kevin Costner, Sydney Kimmel Entertainment, Walden Media, This American Life and Endgame Entertainment. She is a graduate of Northwestern University.