Christian Mercuri is an American film executive and producer known for his work in international film sales, financing, and production. He is the founder and chairman of Capstone, whose operations are divided between Capstone Studios and Capstone Global.
Career Mercuri joined Nu Image/Millennium Films in 2002, initially as an office manager before on the production side with company co-founder Avi Lerner and later moving into international sales. In November 2007, he became vice-president of international sales at the company, where he represented the company's slate at international film markets, including the European Film Market and Cannes.
In 2011, Mercuri joined Red Granite Pictures as part of a group of executives recruited from Millennium Films/Nu Image, alongside Danny Dimbort and production executive Joe Gatta. He served as co-president of Red Granite Pictures' international division, where he oversaw greenlight process and distribution for films including The Wolf of Wall Street and Dumb and Dumber To.
In April 2017, Mercuri founded Capstone Group, a Beverly Hills-based production and international sales company. In September 2022, Mercuri stated that Capstone had restructured its operations into two divisions: Capstone Studios, focused on production and financing, and Capstone Global, handling international sales.
Mercuri has also served as a producer and executive producer on numerous films developed through Capstone, including Vanquish (2020), Fall (2022), The Estate (2022), Breathe (2022), Black Lotus (2022), Sympathy for the Devil (2023), Kandahar (2023), Silent Night (2023), and Boy Kills World (2023).
In 2025, Mercuri was an executive producer on Coyotes, a horror-comedy directed by Colin Minihan. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest and was released theatrically on October 3, 2025, by Aura Entertainment.
Mercuri was the financier and producer of Obsession, the horror film directed by Curry Barker, which has received positive critical reception and strong box office performance following its theatrical release in 2026.
Filmography
Producer YearTitleRole2022She Is LoveProducer2022FallProducer2023Silent NightProducer2023KandaharProducer2023Black LotusProducer2024Don't MoveProducer2024BreatheProducer2025WildcatProducer2025Trap HouseProducer2025ObsessionProducer2026Fall 2: DeadpointProducer
Executive producer YearTitleRole2011Friends with KidsExecutive producer2011Elephant WhiteExecutive producer2013Out of the FurnaceExecutive producer2013HornsExecutive producer2013A Case of YouExecutive producer2014Dumb and Dumber ToExecutive producer2014Dying of the LightExecutive producer2017PapillonExecutive producer2017The OutcastsExecutive producer2019The CourierExecutive producer2019The KidExecutive producer2020RogueExecutive producer2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicExecutive producer2020Force of NatureExecutive producer2020The Postcard KillingsExecutive producer2020Four Good DaysExecutive producer2020Come AwayExecutive producer2021National ChampionsExecutive producer2021The GuiltyExecutive producer2021Endangered SpeciesExecutive producer2021VanquishExecutive producer2022The EstateExecutive producer2022Prisoner's DaughterExecutive producer2022Padre PioExecutive producer2022A Day to DieExecutive producer2022ShatteredExecutive producer2023Dangerous WatersExecutive producer2023Boy Kills WorldExecutive producer2023Sympathy for the DevilExecutive producer2023Spinning GoldExecutive producer2023ManodromeExecutive producer2023The Old WayExecutive producer2024Riff RaffExecutive producer2025Under the StarsExecutive producer
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