Career
In 2008, Garcia executive produced the documentary Theater of War, directed by John Walter and starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline.[12][13] This was followed by the Christmas-themed romantic drama film Lovely, Still (2008), starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.[14] The following year, Garcia produced the documentary Racing Dreams (2009). Directed by Marshall Curry, the film follows two boys and a girl as they compete and aspire to become professional NASCAR drivers.[15] The film was critically acclaimed, winning Best Documentary at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was also runner up for the Audience Award.[16] The film received a 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.38/10.[17] The film was called "The best film of the year" by the Los Angeles Times ("The Envelope") and "Absorbing… one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little longer, " by The New York Times.[18]
In 2012, Garcia and Johnson co-founded their production company, Seven Bucks Productions.[3] Garcia then produced the action film Snitch (2013), directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Johnson,[19] followed by the reality television series The Hero.[20] She later founded her multi-platform enterprise, The Garcia Companies and TGC Management, a global brand development and management company, representing actors Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson.[4][5][21] That same year, TNT ordered eight hour-long episodes for the reality television series Wake Up Call, which premiered in 2014 and into 2015.
In 2017, Garcia executive produced several projects for TV and the web, all starring Johnson. The first one was Rock and a Hard Place for HBO, which focuses on the lives of incarcerated young people.[24][25][26] This was followed by the web series Logan Paul Summer Saga with American internet personality Logan Paul,[27] Bro/Science/Life: The Series,[28][29][30]
Garcia later executive produced her first large budget film, Baywatch (2017), an action comedy film directed by Seth Gordon and based on the television series of the same name. The film was panned critically,[33] but a box office success, grossing $177.8 million worldwide, against a production budget of $69 million.[34] Garcia followed this up with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017),[5] a fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan. It the third installment of the Jumanji franchise, after Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) and a direct sequel to Jumanji (1995), which was based on the 1981 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle received positive reviews[35] and grossed $962.1 million worldwide, becoming one of Sony's highest-grossing films of all time.[36]
Rampage (2018), a science fiction monster film directed by Brad Peyton, and based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games, was released the following year.[37] It grossed over $428 million worldwide[38] and received mixed reviews from critics.[39] Garcia's next film, Skyscraper (2018),[5] an action film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, received similar critical responses.[40] Garcia then executive produced the documentary Stuntman (2018).[41] She returned to television as executive producer on HBO
In 2019, Garcia executive produced The Titan Games, a sports competition series which premiered on NBC and has been renewed for a second season.[44] The same year, Seven Bucks’ made its Sundance Film Festival debut with the biographical sports comedy-drama film, Fighting with My Family, written and directed by Stephen Merchant and produced by Garcia, followed the same year.[45][46] Garcia later produced a six-episode docu-series Finding Justice for BET, focusing on the stories of heroes, leaders, advocates and change agents in the African American community across America as they uncover injustices and fight to bring healing and change.[47]
Returning to the large screen, Garcia was executive producer for the superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, Shazam! (2019),[48] The Fast and the Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw (2019),[49] and produced Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) which set the record Seven Bucks Productions’ biggest global opening weekend.[50][51]
In August 2020, Garcia and Johnson led the consortium that purchased the XFL out of bankruptcy from its founder, Vince McMahon, the first woman to own an equal or majority ownership stake in a major professional sports league in the United States.[52] Garcia has followed the iterations of the XFL as both a fan and businesswoman since its original 2001 incarnation.[52] As Chairwoman, Garcia led the XFL’s ownership group alongside Dwayne Johnson and Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital Partners, which launched on February 18, 2023.[52] At the end of 2023, the XFL was merged with the Fox Corporation owned USFL to form the United Football League with Garcia retaining partial ownership.
After not releasing any new projects in 2020, Garcia partnered up with Disney for the Disney+ docuseries Behind the Attraction (2021), Disney+ documentary Stuntman (2021), and the blockbuster film Jungle Cruise (2021), based on the classic 1955 Disneyland ride.[53] She also produced Young Rock, an American television sitcom based upon long-time collaborator Johnson's life.[54][55][56][57]
That same year, Garcia announced the launch of her latest venture, GSTQ. A lifestyle and fashion brand, GSTQ includes a curated, ready-to-wear fashion collection.[58]
