Aditya Shankar (born January 8, 1985) is an Indian-American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television program creator, television showrunner, and occasional actor. In the 2010’s he was best known for Dredd, Castlevania and his "Bootleg Universe" One-Shot series of fan films. In the 2020s, he reinvented himself as a TV series creator and auteur with critically acclaimed Netflix series such as The Guardians of Justice, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, and the upcoming Devil May Cry. He remains the youngest producer to have a number one film at the North American box office with the 2012 film The Grey.[2]
In 2014, Shankar ranked number 20 on GQ magazine's list of "Most Influential Global Indian Men".[3] He co-founded the production company 1984 Private Defense Contractors.[4]
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The Guardians of Justice (also known as AdiShankar's The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)) is a live-action/adult animated mixed media superhero...
Alex Larsen and produced by Eminem, his manager Paul Rosenberg, and AdiShankar. The film first premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival...
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characters like Ned Flanders, Krusty and Groundskeeper Willie. On October 26, AdiShankar stated in an interview with IndieWire that Apu would be leaving The Simpsons...
Castlevania as part of its original programming. The show is being showrun by AdiShankar, who had previously teased plans for an animated mini-series based on...
would likely be shot in South Africa. In March 2013, executive producer AdiShankar said that a sequel was unlikely. In May 2013, Urban said that a sequel...
November 2018, AdiShankar announced that he had acquired the rights to produce a Devil May Cry animated series for Netflix. Shankar, who has been completing...
Preston and Castlevania's AdiShankar". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019. "AdiShankar on Instagram: Another...
that would have been part of The Expendables film franchise. Producer AdiShankar said, "I don't know how I'm supposed to make a movie that is supposed...
were released during the period of 2018 to 2021. Executive producer AdiShankar confirmed that Ellis would be writing every episode. In 2012, Ellis announced...
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