Beth Bruckner O’Brien is currently an independent creative producer operating under her development and production banner “Big Moody Curve Productions,” specializing in thrillers, horror, and action across film and television. BMC’s aim is to tell high concept entertainment with thematic resonance and profound character transformations.

Most recently, Beth led the drama team at the newly relaunched Fox Entertainment Studios, where she drove development on a slate of bold 1-hour, character-driven, scripted series for Fox Network and third party buyers.

Previous to Fox, Beth spent the better part of two decades shaping over 36 films as the head of development at Solstice Studios and VP, development and production at Millennium Films, including genre-bending thrillers, prestige dramas, and wildly entertaining popcorn hits. Credit highlights include Hypnotic (Ben Affleck, dir. Robert Rodriguez), Unhinged (Russell Crowe), The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson), The Paperboy (Nicole Kidman, dir. Lee Daniels), Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard), Bullet Head (Adrien Brody, John Malkovich), Criminal (Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman), Mechanic: Resurrection (Jason Statham, Jessica Alba), and franchise powerhouses like Olympus Has Fallen, The Expendables, SAW, and Texas Chainsaw.

Beth began her career at ICM before holding senior roles at Solstice Studios and Millennium Films. She got her start in development at A Bigger Boat/GreeneStreet and has also taught producing and “the business of screenwriting” at both UCLA and USC. Additionally, Beth serves as a judge for the Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition.

Big Moody Curve takes its name from a notorious hairpin turn on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains—known for its beauty, danger, and the thrill of not knowing what’s around the bend.