Gerard de Marigny is an accomplished American novelist and screenplay writer, recognized for his versatility across multiple genres, including counterterrorism thrillers, a modern war western, sci-fi, historical dramas, high fantasy, and a biopic. He is currently developing several compelling projects with his writing and producing partner, Michael Greenburg, including Stargate SG-X, The Watchman, Nazir, Glory League, The King's Game, Leonardo, and Joshua's Country. Together, they continue to create groundbreaking content for film and television.
Gerard is best known for his Cris De Niro counterterrorism thriller series, which began with the publication of the Amazon-bestselling The Watchman of Ephraim in 2011. Since then, he has independently published seven novels and two novellas in the series, as well as the Amazon-bestselling modern war western Joshua's Country. Set in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the Cris De Niro series follows a private counterterrorism firm responding to modern geopolitical threats. These novels have resonated with readers worldwide and achieved bestseller status on Amazon.
In 2014, Gerard partnered with Michael Greenburg (Producer of MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, and Legend) to form CDN Films, a production company focused on adapting de Marigny's novels for film and television, while also developing original screenplays. Their collaboration has resulted in five feature-length screenplays: The Watchman, Leonardo, Glory League, Stargate SG-X, and Nazir.
Before launching his writing career, Gerard worked in the financial services industry and previously pursued a career in music, where he wrote, recorded, and produced music for television and other artists. He was also a member of the rock band Americade. Gerard holds a degree in Information, Science & Technology from Penn State University.
Gerard de Marigny resides in the foothills of Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife Lisa. They have four grown sons and four beloved cats.
Unique traits: Gerard is an accomplished musician. He was formerly the lead guitarist for AMERICADE and has written and produced music for feature film, TV, and solo artists.
Stargate SG-X Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi The closure of Stargate Command marks the beginning of Earth's darkest hour. Amidst an alien onslaught led by a rogue ascended being, a covert team lead by "the first man thru the gate" ret. Col. Jack "One-L" O'Neil races against time to thwart the invasion and rescue Stargate SG-1 fellow legend, Brig. Gen. Jack O'Neill.
Nazir Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Adventure In a land torn by prophecy and dark magic, a warrior-healer bound by a sacred vow must lead a rebellion against a ruthless tyrant to prevent him from discovering the Tree of Eternal Life and restore hope to his people.
CRIS DE NIRO: The Watchman Budget: $30M+ | Thriller ⋄ Action Cris De Niro and his new counter-terrorism firm, The Watchman Agency unknowingly become targets when they stumble on a connection between a rich Iranian businessman and a drug cartel plotting a terrorist attack more catastrophic than 9/11.
Glory League Budget: $10M - $30M | Sports ⋄ Historical The epic untold story of the Champions of the Colored Hockey League.
Leonardo Budget: $5M - $10M | Historical ⋄ Drama Written by Michael Greenburg and Gerard de Marigny Leonardo da Vinci was a haunted man. Hated by some, loved by many, yet revered by all. This, the story of a genius who pushed past the boundaries of tradition on his lifelong quest to know everything. Synopsis Leonardo da Vinci is a remarkably talented young Italian Renaissance polymath whose brilliance fast emerges in both art and science. Widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time, Leonardo epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Yet, he was a haunted man, born a bastard who was jealously hated by some, though loved by many. Leonardo unwittingly finds himself at enmity with the all-powerful Roman Catholic church, as well as his peers including a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Michelangelo. Resenting Leonardo for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Michelangelo becomes consumed by his jealousy and obsessed with Leonardo's downfall, yet there is another figure that dogs the Master from the shadows. Someone wanting Leonardo to be shamed, punished, and worse. Leonardo is determined to discover his tormentor, while creating the greatest masterpieces the world has ever seen.
Grizzly Adams: The Gold Rush Years Budget: $5M - $10M | Adventure ⋄ Drama Written by Michael Greenburg, Gerard de Marigny, and Tod Swindell ©2017 Grizzly Adams® LLC & Big Pix Inc. Registered WGA Almost 40 years ago, Grizzly Adams rambled across the TV screens of millions of NBC viewers, braving the elements with his grizzly bear companion, and helping passers-by in the wilderness. “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” TV series was a spinoff of the popular 1974 feature film of the same name. Now, the gallant hero reemerges in an all-new series, Grizzly Adams: The Gold Rush Years. Unlike the soft-spoken, animal-loving mountaineer Dan Haggarty portrayed, the 21st century Grizzly Adams brings to life the rugged adventurer, champion of the downtrodden, and extraordinary showman Adams really was. From the glitz and decadence of the Barbary Coast, to the magnificent vistas of the Pacific Northwest, Grizzly Adams: The Gold Rush Years is packed with new, colorful heroes, villains, intriguing women and ferocious beasts. In the City and Sierras, fortunes and friendships are forged in gold, and the claws of a ‘Grizzly’ sometimes delivers the justice!
APERTURE: The Dorothea Lange Story Budget: $5M - $10M | Biography ⋄ Drama Dorothea Lange was not only the pioneer of photo documentary journalism, she was most probably the best shooter to ever hold a camera. Her gifted eye is unparalleled still today. Her passion for telling stories through the lens of a camera is only matched by the passion she had for the subjects of her pictures. At a time when words of the Great Depression’s horrific impact on hard-working citizens were falling on deaf ears, it was Dorothea's pictures that finally motivated the "powers that be" to provide the necessary relief to those deserving Americans, relief to which they were entitled. From the desperation of America’s homeless, migrant farmers and Native Americans, to the cruel treatment of Japanese Americans forced into internment camps during World War II, Dorothea brought national awareness to the exploitation of our nation’s most underprivileged citizens. Dorothea Lange's thirty-year life’s mission to provoke society to correct injustices took her to over thirty states, at the expense of her own personal life, children, and health. Every great film possesses great dramatic irony. No irony is greater than that of Lange's maternal shortcomings and her most-famous portrait of a mother holding her two children in a tent in the "Dust Bowl" during the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange was the antithesis of that now world-famous motherly image, yet her eye captured a much bigger picture, one that resonated so powerfully it started a relief movement paving the way for mothers everywhere to provide for their children.
Penn State
(2006-2009)