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THP Film Producer

Michael Mailis

Executive Producer, founder, and CEO of Hyperion Media Group: a private equity firm specializing in strategic media and technology investments. Mailis formed the company in 2005, following an early investment in Legendary Pictures, the financing entity behind Warner Bros. Pictures releases The Dark Knight, 300 and Inception among others. Hyperion Media Group is a majority shareholder in Bandito Br

Mailis has served as an Executive Producer on It Might Get Loud, Act of Valor, Waiting for Lightning, Goodbye World, and God's Pocket. Michael Mailis continues to invest in independent films, literary works, screenplays and character driven content in all genres.

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