Prolific film producer James F. Lopez is the President of MACRO Film Studios, a division of MACRO, overseeing the company’s film slate of projects in development, production and distribution to spearhead the next level of expansion of the multi-platform media company’s film business—to tell culturally diverse stories that resonate on a global scale. Most recently, he was co-executive producer of Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone, directed by Juel Taylor starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris. His next feature films for the company, Eternal Return and Freaky Tales, are in post-production.Prior to MACRO Film Studios, Lopez was President of Will Packer Productions and produced numerous films for Universal Pictures including the studio’s action thriller Beast directed by Baltasar Kormakur and starring Idris Elba and Sharlto Copley that was shot in South Africa, Praise This starring Chloe Bailey and directed by Tina Gordon and Daniel de Grado’s Oracle starring Ryan Destiny. He also produced The Photograph starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, Little starring Issa Rae, Regina Hall and Marsai Martin, What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson and Breaking In starring Gabrielle Union. Lopez was also an executive producer on the hit comedy Girls Trip starring Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and Tiffany Haddish. The film opened to critical acclaim and grossed over $140 million worldwide. He also executive produced Almost Christmas starring Gabrielle Union and Danny Glover, Jacob’s Ladder starring Michael Ealy and Jesse Williams and Night School starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish—which grossed over $100 million worldwide.Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Production at Screen Gems, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. During his tenure, Lopez oversaw some of the company’s top grossing and most anticipated films including the box office hits Think Like A Man, About Last Night, Think Like A Man Too, The Wedding Ringer, The Perfect Guy and When The Bough Breaks.Before Screen Gems, Lopez was Senior Vice President of Marketing for Atlantic Records, where he was instrumental in developing and managing the marketing campaigns for numerous multi-platinum artists.Lopez is on the board of directors of the Producers Guild of America and serves on the executive committee for theexecutive’s branch of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.