J. D. Lifshitz

• Name — J. D. Lifshitz • Birth Name — Jordan David Lifshitz • Born — 13 October 1992 • Birthplace — Great Neck, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Film producer

Jordan David Lifshitz was born in Great Neck, New York, on October 13, 1992. Lifshitz's father and primary financial backer, Menachem "Melly" Lifshitz, was disbarred after pleading guilty to failure to file income tax, a Class E felony. Pursuant to his guilty plea, he was ordered to pay $4,750,000 to the District Attorney, as well as an additional $442,827 to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Before his disbarment, he was a major donor to Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani.

In 2012, Lifshitz and Raphael Margules co-founded the production company BoulderLight Pictures, through which they became known for their horror and thriller work. They have produced films such as Contracted (2013), Pledge (2018), The Vigil (2019), Barbarian (2022), and Woman of the Hour (2023). BoulderLight signed a first-look feature film development deal with New Line Cinema in 2022, and a first-look television development deal with A+E Studios in 2024. In 2025, Lifshitz and Margules were hired by Paramount Pictures to launch a new genre label called Paramount Primal. One of the first projects announced is a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street with the original screenplay.

• Year — Title — Director — Co-production company(s) — Distributor(s) — Box office — Ref. Reference • 2013 — Contracted — Eric England — Southern Fried Films — IFC Films — $4,105 • 2015 — Contracted: Phase II — Josh Forbes — N/A — N/A • Dementia — Mike Testin — TBA • 2016 — Uncaged — Daniel Robbins — Stag Pictures — RLJ Entertainment • Dementia: Part II — Mike Testin Matt Mercer — Prolefeed Films / Rubrick Pictuers — Dark Star Pictures • 2017 — Bad Match — David Chirchirllo — mm2 Entertainment — Orion Pictures / Gravitas Venturas — $3,351 • Dismissed — Benjamin Arfmann — Sun Entertainment Culture Limited / Making Film — The Orchard — TBA • 2018 — Pledge — Daniel Robbins — Stag Pictures — IFC Midnight — N/A • 2019 — The Vigil — Keith Thomas — Blumhouse Productions / Angry Adam Productions / Night Platform — $1.9 million • Portals — Gregg Hale Liam O’DonnellEduardo SanchezTimo Tjahjanto — Pigrat Productions — Bloody Disgusting — TBA • 2020 — Becky — Jonathan Milott Cary Murnion — Yale Productions — Quiver Distribution / Redbox Entertainment — $1.1 million • Browse — Mike Testin — Making Film / Prolefeed Films — FilmRise — TBA • 2021 — Doors — Jeff Desom Ed Hobbs Saman Kesh — N/A — Bloody Disgusting • Wild Indian — Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. — Logical Pictures / 30West / Om Films / MM2 Entertainment / Pureplay Entertainment — Vertical Entertainment • 2022 — Barbarian — Zach Cregger — Regency Enterprises / Almost Never Films / Hammerstone Studios / Vertigo Entertainment — 20th Century Studios — $45.5 million • Gone in the Night — Eli Horowitz — SSS Entertainment / Post Films / mm2 Entertainment — Vertical Entertainment — $266,466 • 2023 — Woman of the Hour — Anna Kendrick — AGC Studios / Vertigo Entertainment — Netflix — N/A • The Wrath of Becky — Matt Angel Suzanne Coote — Post Films — Quiver Distribution — $202,110 • 2025 — Friendship — Andrew DeYoung — Fifth Season — A24 — $16.2 million • Companion — Drew Hancock — Vertigo Entertainment / New Line Cinema — Warner Bros. Pictures — $36.7 million • Weapons — Zach Cregger — $268 million • 2026 — Buddy — Casper Kelly — Low Spark Films / Sipur Studios / Substance. — Roadside Attractions Saban Films — $22 Million • The Last Temptation of Becky — Jenn Wexler — Post Film / Dominion Films / Creativity Capital / Village Films — Quiver Distribution — TBA

• Title — Notes — Ref. • Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street remake — Co-production with New Line Cinema • Untitled Amityville film — Co-production with Divide/Conquer • Cut Outs — Co-production with New Line Cinema • The Faculty — Co-Production between Miramax and Troublemaker Studios • Hello Neighbor — Co-production with tinyBuild • I Can See You're Angry — Co-production with Miramax • Molepeople — Co-production with Rough House Pictures • Weep — TBA