Dave Caplan

Biography

Dave Caplan is the Chairman and CEO of C2 Motion Picture Group, where he leads the development, financing, production, and global sales of all C2 projects. Under his leadership, the company has produced several high-profile independent films, including the breakout horror hit Longlegs, which grossed over $100 million and became the most successful independent horror film in over 16 years. Caplan also produced The Monkey, directed by Oz Perkins and starring Theo James (releasing via Neon in February 2025); In The Grey, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill (releasing via Lionsgate in January 2025); Goodrich, starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis (releasing via Ketchup Entertainment in October 2024); and Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (releasing via IFC/Shudder in September 2024). He led C2’s $100 million multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount Pictures, which supported major studio releases such as Babylon, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Caplan is also an executive producer on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Sony’s 65, starring Adam Driver, and The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer. Before founding C2, Caplan spent 16 years as a television producer and showrunner. He was also CEO and executive producer of Trooper Entertainment, overseeing daily operations and expanding the company into a full-service international production business. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.