Lauren Levine is a producer and writer. Levine is the co-head of Heartbones Entertainment with Colleen Hoover. Together they have co-produced and co-written adaptations of Hoover's novels Reminders of Him and Verity. Levine produced 2007's Bridge to Terabithia, which was nominated for a BAFTA.
Career MTV Levine began her career as a production assistant at Channel 4 on Max Headroom. She moved from the UK to New York in 1992, where she continued to work as a producer and then as executive producer at MTV of shows like MTV Beach House, MTV US Top 20 Countdown, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, The Grind, Alternative Nation.
Movies and Series In 2003, Levine optioned the book, I Am David. The film, I Am David, was written and directed by Paul Feig.
Levine joined Nickelodeon in the early aughts where she was executive producer on a variety of Nickelodeon productions such as (2007) The Last Day of Summer Bridge to Terabithia directed by Gabor Csupo, and Shredderman Rules, (2008) Gym Teacher directed by Paul Dinello, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, (2009) Spectacular! , (2010) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, (2011) Best Player starring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor and A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner, (2012) A Fairly Odd Christmas, Big Time Movie, and Rags, (2013) Swindle, starring Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck.
In 2017, Levine was a producer on Confess, a seven-episode series. Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess, it streamed on Verizon's go90.com, and starred Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper. It was the first scripted series out of Awestruck, a digital vertical from AwesomenessTV.
Heartbones Entertainment In 2022, Levine and Colleen Hoover formed Heartbones Entertainment, with an intention to adapt Hoover's material to film in-house. Their first film, Reminders of Him, written by Hoover and Levine, was released in February 2026, and starred Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.
Levin is the executive producer of Verity, a book adaptation of the New York Times bestselling 2018 book. It stars Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter will be released in 2026.
Filmography YEARTITLECREDITNETWORKNOTES1984MTV US Top 20 CountdownWriter, ProducerMTVHosted by Daisy Fuentes, Adam Curry, John NorrisHeadbangers BallExecutive ProducerMTVHosted by Riki Rathman, Adam Curry1991120 MinutesProducerMTVHosted by Dave KendallThe Grind Executive ProducerMTVHost by Eric Nies, Michelle VisageMTV Beach HouseExecutive ProducerMTVHosted by Carson Daly, Bill BellamyAlternative NationExecutive ProducerMTVHosted by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Toby Amies, Henry RollinsLassie Executive ProducerCast includes Corey Sevier, Tim Post, Walter MasseyMusicians Executive ProducerMTVHosted by David Wild2003I Am DavidExecutive ProducerMTVWritten and directed by Paul Feig Cast includes Jim Caviezel2007The Last Day of SummerExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Jansen Panettiere, Daniel Samonas, Jennette McCurdyBridge to Terabithia Executive ProducerNickelodeonDirected by Gabor Csupo Nominated for BAFTA
Cast includes Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophie Robb, Zooey DeschanelShredderman RulesExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Tim Meadows, Devon Werkheiser, Daniel Roebuck2008 Gym Teacher Executive ProducerNickelodeonDirected by Paul Dinello Cast includes Christopher Meloni, Avon Jogia, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris, Chris Kattan, Chelah Horsdal, David Allen GreirMerry Christmas, Drake & JoshExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast Includes Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bailee Madison, Jerry Trainor2009Spectacular! Executive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Victoria Justice, Avon Jogia, Jesse Moss2010The Boy Who Cried WolfExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Victoria Justice, Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison2011Best Player Executive ProducerNickelodeonStarring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor2012A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy TurnerExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Drake BellBig Time MovieExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVegaRagsExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Keke Palmer, Avon Jogia, and Drake Bell2013SwindleExecutive ProducerNickelodeonCast includes Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck2017ConfessExecutive ProducerVerizon's go90.com & Awestruck Seven episode series. Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess
Cast includes Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper. 2026Reminders of HimExecutive Producer and Co-ScreenwriterHeartbones EntertainmentCast includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.Verity, Executive Producer and Co-ScreenwriterHeartbones EntertainmentCast includes Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter.
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