Jake Seal
{{Short description|British film producer}}
Jake Seal is a British film producer.{{cite web|last=Gremillion|first=Nick|title=Film producer explains why he likes making movies in Louisiana|date=May 4, 2018|website=WAFB|url=https://www.wafb.com/story/38117041/film-producer-explains-why-he-likes-making-movies-in-louisiana/|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Report: Well-known Louisiana name in film might purchase historic Mississippi inn|date=April 15, 2019|newspaper=The Advocate|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_959ed282-5f72-11e9-be5a-a7908ccf62e9.html|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}
Personal life
Seal is married to Jodie Seal, who was Miss Universe Australia in 1996. They have three sons. Formerly a resident of London, Seal resides in Louisiana as of 2015.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=George|title=Globetrotting couple ditches the city life to grow a film studio on old plantation|date=January 17, 2015|newspaper=The Advocate|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_ec66adf5-d1c6-5f03-94d8-158a2de7f1f7.html|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}
Legal disputes
In 2021, Jake Seal was named in a lawsuit filed by Myriad Pictures, the company behind earlier installments of the Jeepers Creepers franchise. The suit alleged that Seal, through his companies Orwo Studios and Orwo Film Distribution, co-produced and distributed Jeepers Creepers: Reborn without honoring Myriad's contractual rights to first negotiation and last refusal for future sequels. In 2024, a California court granted Myriad’s motion to compel Seal and affiliated entities to produce financial records, and imposed monetary sanctions for their failure to comply.{{cite web |title=Judge Michael E. Whitaker, Case Number: 21SMCV00498, Date: 2024-11-21 Tentative Ruling |url=https://rulings.law/rulings/judge-michael-e-whitaker/21smcv00498-2024-11-21.html |website=Rulings.law |date=November 21, 2024 |access-date=10 April 2025}}
In October 2022, ORWO Net GmbH filed a complaint under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) against Jake Seal. ORWO Net, which holds trademark rights to "ORWO", alleged that the domains were registered and used in bad faith, infringing on their intellectual property.{{cite web |title=Case No. CAC-UDRP-104779 |url=https://udrp.adr.eu/decisions/detail?id=63becd2a2c420cf44900f856 |website=UDRP Arbitration Decision |access-date=10 April 2025}}
In 2023, Jake Seal was involved in a legal dispute related to the unreleased science fiction film A Patriot, for which he served as executive producer. Actor Eva Green brought a lawsuit against the production companies White Lantern Films and SMC Specialty Finance, seeking a $1 million fee she claimed was contractually owed. The defendants filed a counterclaim alleging that Green had undermined the project and breached her contract.{{cite news |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |title=‘Evil’, ‘peasants’ and ‘vomit’ – Eva Green’s WhatsApp messages exude star quality |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/24/evil-peasants-and-vomit-eva-greens-whatsapp-messages-exude-star-quality |work=The Guardian |date=24 January 2023 |access-date=10 April 2025}} In April 2023, the High Court ruled in Green’s favor, dismissing the counterclaim and affirming that she was entitled to her fee. {{cite news |last=Swash |first=Rosie |title=Eva Green wins high court battle over collapse of sci-fi film |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/28/eva-green-wins-high-court-battle-over-collapse-of-sci-fi-film |work=The Guardian |date=28 April 2023 |access-date=10 April 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
=As producer=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | ||
| 2008 | Last Hour | Associate producer/co-producer |
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | The Moo Man (documentary) | rowspan="2"| Executive producer |
| The Zombie King | ||
| 2014 | Breaking the Bank | rowspan="6"| Producer |
| 2015 | Born to Be Blue | |
| 2017 | Jeepers Creepers 3 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | Blaze | |
| Back Roads | ||
| 2019 | Grand Isle | |
| 2021 | Willy's Wonderland | Executive producer |
| 2022 | Jeepers Creepers: Reborn | Producer, writer{{Cite web |title='Jeepers Creepers: Reborn' Sells to Screen Media, Gets 2021 Release (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/jeepers-creepers-reborn-sells-screen-150400324.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=24 February 2021 |language=en-US}} |
=Television=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 2022 | Salvage Marines | Producer |
=As actor=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 1998 | Knock Off | Russian Mafia (as Jake Sear Jacob) |
| 1999 | Dillagi | Jake (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Secret Admirer (video) | Charles |
| 2003 | Asylum | Mark |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Bartender on Virgin Flight |
=Television=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 2000 | The Stretch | Jack |
References
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