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Jason "Jace" Hall (born May 20, 1971 in Buffalo, New York) is an American film, television and video game producer, best known for being founder and Chief Executive Officer of Monolith Productions Inc. He is also the star, producer, and writer of the a reality webseries, The Jace Hall Show.

Career

After becoming the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) in 2004, Hall produced and released video games including The Matrix Online, F.E.A.R., Condemned: Criminal Origins, 300: March to Glory, Justice League Heroes, Happy Feet, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Batman Begins and Friends: The One with All the Trivia video game.

In 2007, Hall founded HDFILMS INC., a production company that produces film, television, videogame and online content. The company is best known for its original reality show, The Jace Hall Show, which airs on Crackle.com and has over 4 million viewers. HDFILMS has a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Studios and several has high-profile projects in the works including V: The Series, a remake of the original television series.

Video games credited (partial list)

Year Title
2007 300: March to Glory
2006 Happy Feet
2006 Justice League Heroes
2006 Xiaolin Showdown
2005 Batman Begins
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Television credited

Television series based on V (The Original Miniseries) which premiered on NBC. Pilot in development with ABC and written by Scott Peters of The 4400.

  • The Unforgettable (2011) – (Warner Bros.) Co-producer and Original Concept by

Original concept entitled Species X or Iniquity, created by Hall and Nathan Hendrickson, is the basis for the movie as well as the video game Condemned: Criminal Origins and Condemned 2: Bloodshot.

  • Brothers in Arms (2009) – Executive Produce

Based on a true story, actioner is set at the end of WWII, when Gen. George S. Patton ordered up a top-secret mission to rescue his son-in-law from a POW camp 60 miles behind German lines. The brass said 3,000 men were needed for the job; Patton allotted 294 and a leader who wouldn’t quit, a 24-year-old captain named Abe Baum.

  • PVC-1 (2008) – Producer

Film was an award-nominated entry in the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. IFC Films announced the acquisition of the film in 2008 for its Festival Direct arm.

Online content credited

Animated series created by Alex Pardee and produced by HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television to air online in 2009. The entire series was built using the Unreal Engine 3 - known as the engine behind the games Gears of War and Bioshock.

The Jace Hall Show is an online reality show which airs on Microsoft's XBOX Live Marketplace as well as on Sony's Crackle.com[1]. The show covers video game news and personalities as well as interviews with film/tv/sports celebrities.

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