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DeVon Franklin

DeVon Franklin
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DeVon Franklin

DeVon Franklin is a rarity: an African-American studio executive at the forefront of Hollywood’s hit machine. He currently serves as Vice President of Production for Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, making him one of the youngest individuals in that position in the industry, where he recently oversaw the remake of the summer blockbuster, The Karate Kid, starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, which grossed over $350 million worldwide. He also worked on The Pursuit of Happyness and Hancock both starring Will Smith, the faith-based hit Not Easily Broken, produced by Bishop T. D. Jakes and the family comedy, Jumping the Broom starring... Read full bio

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Prologue from Produced by Faith
Sep 14, 2011
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Prologue from Produced by Faith
May 05, 2011
Produced by Faith will be released on March 05, 2011 in eBook
Mar 05, 2011
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Indiewire, April 19, 2013
...and I together are doing a thriller I wrote called Inheritance. It's set up at Sony with Devon Franklin. Stephanie: And we're pitching a TV show too, because we're going to take over TV. We need another smart black family on TV. Jai: What’s it...
Christian Retailing, March 21, 2013
...do the same." Heaven Is for Real is being overseen at Sony Pictures' TriStar division, led by DeVon Franklin, author of Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Success Without Losing Your True Self (Howard Books). No production or release date has been announced...
Broadway World, February 28, 2013
...© and Tribune Media Services, Inc. The film is being overseen at the studio by Andrea Giannetti and Devon Franklin. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS' favorite pastimes are reading, singing, dancing, acting, and playing her iPod and Nintendo DS. Her favorite TV...
Broadway World, February 24, 2013
...© and Tribune Media Services, Inc. The film is being overseen at the studio by Andrea Giannetti and Devon Franklin. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS' favorite pastimes are reading, singing, dancing, acting, and playing her iPod and Nintendo DS. Her favorite TV...
Mail.com, February 24, 2013
...and ® Tribune Media Services, Inc. The film is being overseen at the studio by Andrea Giannetti and Devon Franklin. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS’ favorite pastimes are reading, singing, dancing, acting, and playing her iPod and Nintendo DS. Her favorite...
Digital Journal, February 15, 2013
...world. Guests who have appeared include Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Debbie Ford, Marianne Williamson, Ram Dass, Caroline Myss, DeVon Franklin, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Michael Singer, Daniel Pink, Thich Nhat Hanh and Oprah’s Book Club author Cheryl Strayed....
Insight News, February 11, 2013
...Parent 'Hood," "My Wife & Kids" and "All of Us," too. Meagan was recently married to DeVon Franklin, an executive for Columbia Pictures who is also a preacher and motivational speaker. Here, she talks about her new show, "Deception," which airs Monday...
EURweb, April 22, 2013
...Vows After 25 Years (Clips) Terrell Owens is Not Smart … Says Former Money Man Meagan Good and Devon Franklin Weigh in on Celibacy Before Marriage FCC Just Fine with Big Papi’s Live F-Bomb (Watch) Recent Comments Reds on LL Cool J’s...
EURweb, April 22, 2013
...OWN Over Iyanla Interview; Vows Revenge ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 5, Reunion Part 3 Meagan Good and Devon Franklin Weigh in on Celibacy Before Marriage Former NFL Star Hank Baskett Sued for Faulty Investment Gossip Bloggers Duke it...
EURweb, April 22, 2013
...OWN Over Iyanla Interview; Vows Revenge ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 5, Reunion Part 3 Meagan Good and Devon Franklin Weigh in on Celibacy Before Marriage Former NFL Star Hank Baskett Sued for Faulty Investment Gossip Bloggers Duke it...
EURweb, April 21, 2013
...*As everybody knows, actress Meagan Good and her husband, minister and film executive Devon Franklin were celibate during their courtship. It’s something most couples just don’t have the power to do. In June it’ll be a year since they got married...
Indiewire, April 19, 2013
...and I together are doing a thriller I wrote called Inheritance. It's set up at Sony with Devon Franklin. Stephanie: And we're pitching a TV show too, because we're going to take over TV. We need another smart black family on TV. Jai: What’s it...
Indiewire, April 18, 2013
...thriller titled Inheritance, which they've sold to Sony Pictures, in a deal that, according to Deadline, involved DeVon Franklin and Alex Siskin. The story centers on a young female lawyer handling the case of a New Orleans coffee magnate whose death...
Mail.com, April 18, 2013
...s Peeples for Tyler Perry Studios. That pic marked Chism’s directorial debut and hits theaters May 10. DeVon Franklin and Alex Siskin snapped up Inheritance for Sony; Siskin is also producing with Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal for Escape Artists....