RISEN: About the Cast & Crew

As an senior production executive for a mini-major company with co- production out-put deals at 20th Century Fox, Disney Studios and MGM Studios Aiello oversaw the productions of Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance for Columbia Pictures directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, written by David S. Goyer, starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba and Violante Placido (2011); Death Sentence for 20th Century Fox directed by James Wan, written by Ian Jeffers, starring Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund and John Goodman (2007); and Premonition for Sony/Tristar Pictures directed by Mennan Yapo, written by Bill Kelly, starring Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahon (2007).

Feature films created and co-written by Aiello have been The Three Tenors for Lionsgate; Bumper to Bumper: The Secret Lives of Cars for 20th Century Fox; Schooling Santa for LD Entertainment; and Marine Mammals for Disney Studios.

Aiello is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA).

PETE SHILAIMON (Producer) joined LD Entertainment in 2000 as the EVP of Production. Under this title, Pete has produced and executive produced an array of projects including Risen, which was fully financed and produced by LD Entertainment.

Pete recently wrapped the WWII thriller Anthropoid starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy, and is currently producing Leavey which stars Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Common, Bradley Whitford and Will Patton. He is also an executive producer on The Zookeeper's Wife starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl, and Jackie featuring Natalie Portman. His past films include The Devil's Hand (2014), In Secret (2013), Black Rock (2012) and The Collection (2012).

ROBERT HUBERMAN (Executive Producer) has 25 years of experience in the film business as an Assistant Director, Production Manager, and Producer. He has worked on more than 40 films including Crimes and Misdemeanors, A League of their Own, Clear and Present Danger, Waterworld, Get Shorty, Michael, Sphere, The Truman Show, The Perfect Storm, Disturbia, State of Play, We Bought a Zoo, and Aloha.

Prior to entering the film business Bob served in the military and then worked in the subsea construction industry for 10 years in 14 different countries beginning as a diver and working his way up to Project Manager. Bob has an MBA degree from George Washington University.

SCOTT HOLROYD (Executive Producer) joined LD Entertainment in 2010 as a Production and Development executive. During his time at LD, Scott has been involved in the development of films such as, Disconnect (2012), In Secret (2013), The Devil's Hand (2014), and the upcoming feature, Leavey ,starring Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Common and Bradley Whitford.

LORENZO SENATORE (Director of Photography) was born in London on March 2, 1974. He lived in the United States for a while then moved to Rome, Italy, when he started working in the Italian movie business at the age of 17.
 After a few years as a camera assistant he then quickly moved to a steadicam and camera operator. After being one of the youngest steadicam and camera operators in Italy, he decided to dedicate his attention to American low budget productions coming to the East.
This gave him the chance to start as a director of photography at the age of 27 and now after 20 years in this business he has experience on more than 60 features films as a director of photography, camera operator and steadicam operator. He has collaborated with some of the greatest directors and DPs including Peter Weir, Russell Boyd, Bruce Beresford, Dante Spinotti, James McTeigue, Simon Duggan, Brett Ratner, and Kevin Reynolds.

STEFANO MARIA ORTOLANI (Production Designer) Born in Rome, Italy, while still a university student he began working with Luchino Visconti on the films Conversation Piece and L'innocente, with Giuseppe Griffi Patroni on The Divina Creatuae, and with Mario Monicelli. He also collaborated on international films like Orca the Killer Whale directed by Michael Anderson.

In 1978 he graduated from the University of Florence with a degree in Architecture.

He began working with American and British productions: Frank Perry's The Monsignor ,Michael Cimino's The Sicilian, Peter Hunt's The Last Days of Pompeii, Jane Campion's Portrait of a Lady, Antony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley, Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York, Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's 12, J.J. Abrams' Mission Impossible III, and Mike Nichols' Angels in America.

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