BPS 375: Directing Al Pacino in an Indie Film with Johnny Martin

Since he was eighteen years old, Johnny Martin has been solely
working in the film and television industry. He began his career as
a stuntman, and within a relatively short period of time graduated
to being a stunt coordinator and second-unit director. In those
capacities, Johnny has worked on over 260 films, TV shows, and
commercials, and even won the award for Best Stunt Coordinator of
the Year for the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" and later receiving two
nominations for an Emmy and one Screen Actors Guild award.In 2003,
Johnny launched his own production company, MARTINI FILMS. In just
the first year he produced three films under his banner and two of
the films received SYFY Channel's "Premiere of the Year". In 2012
Martini Films was one of the first US companies to partner with
China Film Group ("CFG") for the feature film "Urban Games", which
was entirely shot in China and Korea. Since, Martini Films has
produced 20 films for Lionsgate, Sony, Paramount, and Saban.

In 2014 Johnny began his Directing debut on the horror film
"Delirium" after winning three film festivals and receiving a
theatrical, he was then hired in 2016 to direct "Vengeance: A Love
Story", starring Nicholas Cage and Don Johnson and then following
up with "Hangman", starring Al Pacino, Karl Urban and Brittany Snow
and is now in post-production on "Alone" starring Donald Sutherland
and Tyler Posey. On each of these films he has credited the late
great Tony Scott for the many years of preparing him for his new
venture. 2018 Johnny was invited to be a member of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Science.

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