Joby Harold

Harold's latest projects include Paramount's Novocaine (2025 film) starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. Safehouse recently produced the A24 documentary Andre is an Idiot, which received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Sundance film festival where it was in dramatic competition. Harold's projects are the upcoming films Space Mountain {{Cite web |author1=Jeff Spry |date=2020-12-10 |title=Disney's Space Mountain is going to blast off into the feature film frontier (report) |url=https://www.space.com/disney-space-mountain-feature-film-project |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Space.com |language=en}} and Atlas{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-08-24 |title=From Marvel Superhero To Jennifer Lopez's Adversary, Simu Liu Lands First Villain Role In Netflix's 'Atlas'; Sterling K. Brown Also Joins Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/jennifer-lopez-simu-liu-netflixs-atlas-sterling-k-brown-1235098798/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} starring Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, and Sterling K. Brown both of which he will be producing alongside Tunnell. He is also working on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-01-20 |title=Apple TV+ Lands Godzilla & Titans Series Based On Legendary's Monsterverse |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-tv-godzilla-legendary-monsterverse-1234916545/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} with Legendary starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anna Sawai, and Kiersey Clemons. Harold is developing the movie I.F. {{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2021-08-26 |title=Tiffany Haddish To Star In 'I.F.'; Mike Mitchell Directing Darren Lemke Imaginary Friend Family Comedy For Universal |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/tiffany-haddish-imaginary-friend-film-mike-mitchell-directing-darren-lemke-universal-pictures-1234770490/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} with Mike Mitchell attached to direct and Tiffany Haddish set to star.

Recently, he wrote and Executive Produced the series Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus Series Enlists Joby Harold as New Writer (EXCLUSIVE) |url=http://variety.com/2020/tv/news/obi-wan-kenobi-Disney-plus-series-Joby-Harold-1234569286/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106064050/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/obi-wan-kenobi-disney-plus-series-joby-harold-1234569286/ |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=April 2, 2020 |website=Variety }} and also worked on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the last in the live action Transformers film series, for Paramount Pictures as a sequel to Bumblebee, along with a sci-fi thriller Cloaker for Warner Bros., which Safehouse Pictures is producing. Previously, he executive produced John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, after writing on John Wick: Chapter 2. He also executive produced Edge of Tomorrow for Doug Liman, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt as well as co-writing King Arthur: Legend of the Sword starring Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law, which he and Tory Tunnell produced under their Safehouse banner. He also wrote a draft for the upcoming superhero movie The Flash, as part of the DC Extended Universe which Matthew Vaughn and Robert Zemeckis were formally circling to direct, followed by Sam Raimi, Marc Webb, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller. He co-wrote the zombie movie Army of the Dead, alongside director Zack Snyder and Shay Hatten, which was released on Netflix in May 2021.

His company Safehouse Pictures is producing several projects including the Battle of Britain for director Ridley Scott, Liberators with Michael B. Jordan attached to star, Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut Love Canal, and the feature adaptation of Space Invaders. In television, Harold produced the female drama Spinning Out at Netflix, starring January Jones and Kaya Scodelario. She previously was a partner with Weed Road Pictures, until they struck a deal with Sony in 2015.{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2015-01-28|title=Safehouse Signs First-Look Deal With Sony, Splits With Weed Road|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/safehouse-signs-first-look-deal-with-sony-splits-with-weed-road-1201417645/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

He previously executive produced the WGN series Underground. Harold broke into a business in 2005, writing and directing the film Awake for The Weinstein Company, starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard and Lena Olin, which Tunnell also produced.

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