Adam Shankman, Bill Mechanic Producing 82nd Oscars Telecast
by Andrew Scott, posted Oct 20th 2009 5:30PM
Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic have been named producers of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, the Wrap is reporting.Shankman is currently a judge on the Fox reality competition series 'So You Think You Can Dance.' He's also directed a number of films, including 2007's 'Hairspray,' co-starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer. Next up for Shankman is the Broadway adaptation of 'Rock of Ages' (for more on that, visit Moviefone).
A former CEO and chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Mechanic now runs Pandeomium Films, which produced the well-received animated film 'Coraline' earlier this year.
Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman have been named producers of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, the Wrap is reporting.Shankman is currently a judge on the Fox reality competition series 'So You Think You Can Dance.' He's also directed a number of films, including 2007's 'Hairspray,' co-starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer. Next up for Shankman is the Broadway adaptation of 'Rock of Ages' (for more on that, visit Moviefone).
A former CEO and chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Mechanic now runs Pandeomium Films, which produced the well-received animated film 'Coraline' earlier this year.
Last year, the Oscars telecast was produced by 'Dreamgirls' duo Laurence Mark and Bill Condon, with Hugh Jackman serving as host.
The 82nd Annual Oscars airs Sun., March 7 on ABC.
