J.D. Dillard

J.D. Dillard became Hollywood’s indie darling when his debut feature film Sleight premiered at Sundance in 2016 and was acquired by WWE Studios and Blumhouse. The film went on to gross $4 million on a shoestring $250,000 budget–and opened the door to other projects including his sophomore Sundance hit Sweetheart and co-writing and directing Fox’s remake of the 1986 classic The Fly. Most recently, Legendary won a bidding war over Dillard’s racially charged thriller Mastering Your Past, scoring him a reported seven-figure deal in the process.