Sean Stone obit

Sean Stone, Action Movie Producer, Dies at 31

He began his career at CAA and Emmett/Furla before guiding films that starred Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Kevin Dillion and Mel Gibson. 

He was not on the list.

Sean Stone, a producer who worked on action films starring Bruce Willis and John Travolta, has died. He was 31. He was the son of Oliver and Elizabeth Stone.

Stone died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, his family told The Hollywood Reporter. He was diagnosed with metastatic neuroendocrine cancer of the colon in July.

Stone grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the University of Arizona before moving to Los Angles in 2017 to pursue his dream of producing movies. He began his career that year at CAA, where he worked under Dave Bugliari and then Jack Whigham, before moving to Emmett/Furla as an assistant in 2020 and eventually freelancing as an executive producer on movie projects.

He was a creative executive on multiple features released in 2022, including Hot Seat, a action thriller starring Entourage actor Kevin Dillon and Mel Gibson; Wrong Place, starring Willis and Twilight actor Ashley Greene; and Wire Room, which starred Willis and Dillon. He moved up the ranks to produce Cash Out, a Travolta vehicle due out in April, and an upcoming sequel.

Outside of filmmaking, Stone enjoyed painting, sports, hibachi, music and Shark Week.

Survivors include his parents, David and Ileen; his siblings, Ashley, Justin, Michael, Mallory and Brian; brother-in-law Thomas Smith; and sisters-in-law Christine Stone and Jenna Yeo; and nieces, Ella and Sloane.

Actor

My Grandpa the Assassin

Pre-production

 

Hollywood Rooftop (2021)

Hollywood Rooftop

TV Series

Rick

2021

 

Daddy Issues (2020)

Daddy Issues

Short

Young Dad

2020

 

Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, and Sean Stone in Night Walk (2019)

Night Walk

3.9

Frank

2019

 

Sean Stone and Anouar H. Smaine in Battle Fields (2018)

Battle Fields

8.4

Bobby O'Malley

2018

 

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

2.9

Fist

2018

 

Ancient Civilizations (2017)

Ancient Civilizations

7.0

TV Series

(2017-2018)

2017

 

Outcall Presents: The Day Shift (2017)

Outcall Presents: The Day Shift

6.8

Short

Frank

2017

 

Jack Dimich, Sean Stone, and Amina Zhaman in The Movie Man (2016)

The Movie Man

Short

Henry Rogers

2016

 

Tank Jones, Sean Stone, and Randy Wayne in Union Bound (2016)

Union Bound

4.4

Joseph Hoover

2016

 

Paranormal Activity Security Squad (2016)

Paranormal Activity Security Squad

5.8

Mason Pike

2016

 

Check, Please! (2015)

Check, Please!

6.4

Short

Ken

2015

 

Road Hard (2015)

Road Hard

6.0

Ryan

2015

 

Tom Lister Jr., James Russo, and John Schneider in American Justice (2015)

American Justice

2.9

TJ

2015

 

Awakened (2013)

Awakened

3.4

Man with the Fedora Hat

2013

 

Don't Pass Me By (2013)

Don't Pass Me By

5.2

Josh Malek

2013

 

Briana Evigan and Corey Sevier in A Star for Christmas (2012)

A Star for Christmas

5.1

TV Movie

Nolan Denver

2012

 

Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, and Taylor Kitsch in Savages (2012)

Savages

6.4

Eric

Marijuana Grower

2012

 

Greystone Park (2012)

Greystone Park

3.2

Sean

2012

 

Nevo (2011)

Nevo

8.6

Short

Stephan

2011

 

Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

6.2

Rumor Hedge Fund Trader #1

2010

 

Josh Brolin in W. (2008)

W.

6.3

Fraternity Pledge #1

2008

 

Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)

Any Given Sunday

6.9

Fan (as Sean C. Stone)

1999

 

Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn in U Turn (1997)

U Turn

6.7

Boy in Grocery Store

1997

 

Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)

Nixon

7.1

Donald Nixon

1995

 

Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)

Natural Born Killers

7.2

Kevin

1994

 

Heaven & Earth (1993)

Heaven & Earth

6.8

Young Boy with Jesuit Missionaries (uncredited)

1993

 

Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)

JFK

8.0

Jasper Garrison

1991

 

Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

The Doors

7.2

Young Jim

1991

 

Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Born on the Fourth of July

7.2

Young Jimmy

1989

 

Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)

Wall Street

7.3

Rudy Gekko

1987

 

James Woods in Salvador (1986)

Salvador

7.4

Boyle's Baby

1986

 

Director

Light Warriors: Legend of the Necronomicon

Director

Pre-production

 

Anaarkali

8.8

Short

Director

2019

 

MetaHuman Brain Mapping

Director

2018

 

Greystone Park (2012)

Greystone Park

3.2

Director

2012

 

No Stranger to Controversy: Oliver Stone's George W. Bush (2009)

No Stranger to Controversy: Oliver Stone's George W. Bush

Video

Director

2009

 

Dangerous Dynasty: The Bush Legacy

4.7

Video

Director

2009

 

Singularity (2008)

Singularity

5.8

Short

Director

2008

 

Nixon: Beyond Nixon

5.0

Video

Director

2008

 

Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut (2007)

Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut

7.7

feature director

2007

 

Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005)

Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander

6.9

Video

Director

2005

 

Resurrecting 'Alexander' (2005)

Resurrecting 'Alexander'

7.6

Video

Director

2005

 

Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005)

Perfect Is the Enemy of Good

6.5

Video

Director

2005

 

The Death of 'Alexander' (2005)

The Death of 'Alexander'

6.6

Video

Director

2005

 

Producer

Drugs A-Z

executive producer

Pre-production

 

Dark Star

producer

Pre-production

 

The Paradigm of Money (2021)

The Paradigm of Money

producer

2021

 

Anaarkali

8.8

Short

executive producer

2019

 

Sean Stone and Anouar H. Smaine in Battle Fields (2018)

Battle Fields

8.4

associate producer

2018

 

Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone in Watching the Hawks (2015)

Watching the Hawks

6.8

TV Series

producer

2018

1 episode

 

River of Paradise

producer

2013

 

Singularity (2008)

Singularity

5.8

Short

producer

2008

 

Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005)

Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander

6.9

Video

producer

2005

 

Resurrecting 'Alexander' (2005)

Resurrecting 'Alexander'

7.6

Video

producer

2005

 

Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005)

Perfect Is the Enemy of Good

6.5

Video

producer

2005

 

The Death of 'Alexander' (2005)

The Death of 'Alexander'

6.6

Video

producer

2005