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Michael Barnathan

Development Executive · Los Angeles, CA

Michael Barnathan is a development executive based in Los Angeles, CA with 4 credits on Production List, most recently Gremlins 3 (producer, in pre-production). Other credits include 12/24, Christmas Chronicles 2 and Chupa. Represented by WME (William Morris Endeavor). Production List last updated this profile on July 7, 2026.

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Michael Barnathan (born March 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film producer and co-founder/President of 26th Street Pictures (formerly 1492 Pictures), which he launched in 1994 alongside director Chris Columbus and producer Mark Radcliffe. He is best known for executive producing the first three Harry Potter films, producing The Help (2011) — which earned him Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Picture — and producing the Night at the Museum franchise. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (BFA, 1980), he is currently producing Gremlins 3 (Warner Bros., November 2027) alongside Amblin Entertainment and developing the Disney+ series House of Secrets.

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Known For

The Help (2011)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)Night at the Museum (2006)Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)The Christmas Chronicles (2018)The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)Chupa (2023)Rent (2005)Fantastic Four (2005)Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)Nine Months (1995)Stepmom (1998)Used People (1992)The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)Stranger on My Land (1988)Unholy Matrimony (Deadly Vows) (1988)On Wings of Eagles (1986)Home Fires (1987)

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