Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. In 2010, Skydance raised $350 million to co-finance and co-produce movies with Paramount. He has produced films including Mission: Impossible Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond and many more.
Ellison was named to Variety‘s Dealmaker list for 2010 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2011. As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond and Hole in One.
Ellison’s company Skydance Media expanded in 2013 with the launch of its television division. He has executive produced shows such as Altered Carbon, and Grace and Frankie.
In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men’s clothing, called the “LANAI Collection.”
In 2016, Ellison led Skydance’s acquisition of a game developing company named The Workshop Entertainment, Inc and formed Skydance Interactive dedicated to creating virtual reality experiences.
In 2017, Ellison helped launch Skydance Animation in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios.
In 2018, he announced that Skydance Media had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.
