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The Black List wants to discover the next bestseller (with CEO Franklin Leonard) | Rapid Response

About Franklin

  • Founder & CEO of The Black List, a platform reshaping Hollywood talent discovery
  • Black List scripts produced: 400+ films, 54 Oscars, 4 Best Picture wins (as of 2024)
  • Harvard graduate; former exec at Universal Pictures & Overbrook Entertainment
  • Harvard Business School study: Black List movies make 90% more revenue (2020)
  • Serves on boards: Young Storytellers; adviser to BoomGen Studios and Plympton
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Bob Safian
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Franklin Leonard
Entrepreneur, The Black List
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