Roy Lee Biography

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ROY LEE (Executive Producer) made his producing debut with 2002's “The Ring,” but has since set up a number of other film projects that are in various stages of development and production. In addition to developing original ideas and scripts, Lee has successfully imported films from the Japan, Korea and Hong Kong to be remade in the United States, the most recent being the horror thriller “The Grudge,” starring Sarah Michelle Geller, on which Lee served as a producer. He is also producing the American remake of Hideo Nakata's “Dark Water,” starring Jennifer Connolly and due out in summer 2005.

Partnered with Doug Davison, Lee heads up Vertigo Entertainment and is currently serving as a producer or executive producer on a wide range of motion pictures. His upcoming films include the drama “The Departed,” to star Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio under the direction of Martin Scorsese; “Chaos,” a thriller starring Robert De Niro, being directed by Jonathan Glazer; Hideo Nakata's remake of the paranormal thriller “The Entity”; and the adventure film “Antarctica,” to be directed by Frank Marshall. Lee's future producing slate also includes a remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” the romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl,” the drama “Il Mare,” an as-yet-untitled comedy to star Diane Keaton, and the thrillers “Oldboy,” “The Eye” and “Addicted.”

Lee earned a Bachelors degree from George Washington University and a law degree from The American University, before moving from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. His first job was with the production company Alphaville, where he worked on films such as “The Mummy,” “The Jackal” and “Michael.” After working under the producers of Alphaville, he set out on his own as an independent producer.