Cort Johns

Eden Road Pictures
Director

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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April 2012

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About Cort

CORT JOHNS founded Eden Road Pictures with Luke Jaden and Phil Wurtzel with a focus on taking risks developing honest and innovative content. They have currently been developing creative projects in-house. Most recently, they have been tapped to write and direct the adaptation for NYT Bestseller Ted Dekker's novel, Hacker. Johns recently produced, co-wrote and co-directed Wolf Who Cried Boy with Jaden starring the Oscar®-nominated Captain Phillips star Barkhad Abdi and Beasts of The Southern Wild’s Dwight Henry. Johns has also produced King Ripple starring Keith Stanfield (Snowden, Straight Outta Compton, Selma, Short Term 12, Dope) and The Listing starring Erin Cummings (ABC’s The Astronaut Wives Club) and Rob Zabrecky (Lost River). He recently wrapped production on a psychological thrilled calledAnagram he produced, which is due for release this Fall. He was also a producer on Jaden's first narrative The Neverlands starring Langston Fishburne (Have a Little Faith). Johns accomplished his J.D. at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2011 as well as a B.A. in Anthropology from Western Michigan University in 2001.

Unique traits: J.D., Writer, Producer

Gender:
Male

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Credits

Techno Diva (2018)
Film Miscellaneous Crew
This Might Get... (2018)
TV Series Miscellaneous Crew
The Incantation (2018)
Film Producer
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack (2018)
TV Series Actor
Dancing Amidst the Flames (2017)
Film (Short and Drama) Producer Add a Plot »
Lifeline (2017)
TV Series Production manager
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Film Art department
Rush: Inspired by Battlefield (2016)
TV Mini Miscellaneous Crew
Rodeo Girl (2016)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
The Neverlands (2015)
Film (Short, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Producer In Juvies, a dark and edgy, spellbinding, crime-noir thriller set in Detroit an ex-convict, Khalil, finally gets released from the cell. Locked up for all his life ever since the Kindergarten, Khalil, reflects back to the diaries of his childhood past. He begins to recollect all the memoria he experienced as a child from his abusive father to the town bullies from the wrong side of the tracks. A full life of crime and hatred. His estranged parents soon discover he has developed an early stage of turrets, which transpires him down a manic stairway to destiny. Crookedness and Retrieval are the words that paints the rest of his path to the con life. Written by Anonymous
Wolf Who Cried Boy (2015)
Film (Short, Action, Crime, Drama and 1 More) Producer A battle of wills ensues when a streetwise teenager trespasses on a dangerous scrapper's territory.
The Listing (2015)
Film (Short, Fantasy, Horror and Thriller) Producer A beautiful two-story starter home is for sale, but all its former occupants have never left alive.
King Ripple (2015)
Film (Short, Fantasy, Horror and Thriller) Producer Four teens travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being they wish to find, dead or alive.
Saugatuck Cures (2015)
Film (Comedy and Family) Miscellaneous Crew Drew and his best friend Brett set out on a road trip to pose as ex-gay ministers using exuberant high jinks to scam churchgoers, all in order to raise money for his mother's experimental cancer treatment.
A Dog for Christmas (2015)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
Small Town Santa (2014)
Film (Comedy) Producer On the eve of Christmas, Sheriff Rick Langston has lost his holiday spirit. But when he arrests a home intruder claiming to be Santa Claus, his world gets turned upside-down ! With the help of Lucy, the new girl in town, Santa helps show Rick that even when you feel that all is lost, love is all around you. Written by Anonymous
Horse Camp (2014)
Film (Family) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director When Kathy arrives at horse camp, she realizes that she must deal with Stacy, the resident mean girl. As competition heats up, Kathy learns to recognize the true value of real friendship.
Grind (2012)
Film (Short, Action, Drama and Sport) Producer A short film about a man who has to play poker to earn enough money to buy back a precious watch of his that his girlfriend unknowingly and with good intentions, pawned.
Ticket to Ride (2012)
Film (Drama) Producer On the verge of a bath salt accident, a coma patient is torn in two. When the dreams stop, he must learn the truths of his reality.
Attacked on Set (2012)
Film (Horror) Producer A group of young, hot new actors and crew move production to a new studio in a remote area of a Midwest town. All of your favorite characters are here! Little did they know, but the killer has a score to settle when everyone on set is stranded in the remote studio with a van that has run out of gas and no cell phone service. No one is immune, not even the tree hugger, land developer or news crew covering a nearby construction project infringing on the habitat of an endangered bird species. Just when you catch your breath from steamy on set encounters, you will be gasping for air when the killer picks off the crew one by one and carves up their bodies for his own deviant pleasures. Finally, when you believe all is lost, the heroics of the local cop changes the plans of the killer (or is he acting alone?). "Attacked on Set" is a horror comedy that is sure to have you squirming in your seat, covering your eyes and laughing out loud. When these girls lay down, things stand up. "Attacked ...
Family Justice (2012)
Film (Short, Drama, Family and Thriller) Miscellaneous Crew Family JUSTICE is a true story about one son's struggle to protect his mother from living every day in FEAR from his real-life monster father. Who becomes Michigan most notorious Bank Robber. THE ROTTEN TOOTH BANDIT. BASED ON A TRUE STORY - SAG-AFTRA SHORT (28min) Written by Anonymous
Truck 20's Location (2011)
Film (Adventure, Comedy and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department Detroit, winter: Paramedics Wells and Maurice clamber through the wounded city in their ambulance, Medic Truck 20. It's a grueling job, and the middle-aged medics probably need more help than their patients. Wells is worn out after ten years of EMS; he's losing his soul. Maurice is a veteran, a lifer. He's seen everything, almost everything... Today is a special day. Today, Wells and Maurice are taking on the notorious double-shift: a solid 24-hour stretch of misery and suffering. The calls pour in... some patients in critical condition, some just want a little company. Then, an unusual series of events: A drunk, shot dead, and a map leading to a stash of money in an abandoned building. Twenty-five thousand dollars. For Wells and Maurice, it's a fortune. It's also Wells' way out; he can finally quit his job. They just have to finish their double-shift... But the Medics learn they're not the only ones after the money. When their schemes to outwit some thugs fail, Wells and Maurice ... Written by Anonymous
Anagram
Producer
Plus One
Miscellaneous Crew
Saving Zoë
Miscellaneous Crew
Raunch and Roll
Production manager