Gary Goddard


Gary Goddard is the co-founder Landmark Entertainment Group. In 2002 he left Landmark Entertainment Group to form Gary Goddard Entertainment later known as the Goddard Group, an entertainment design firm based in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The firm reorganized, changed ownership, and was rebranded Legacy Entertainment in 2018 when Goddard left the company following accusations of sexual assault.

Work in theater

Goddard has produced several shows on and off Broadway, including the 2009 revival of Hair, Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty, Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wiz at Encores!, among others.

Work in film

Goddard directed the 1987 movie Masters of the Universe.
Goddard had developed Broadway 4D, a proposed American musical film to be written and directed by Goddard with Bryan Singer. Produced by Nigel Wright and Bad Hat Harry Productions, the film was to star Christina Aguilera, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Morrison, Harvey Fierstein, Lea Salonga, and George Katt. It was to be shot in Brooklyn, New York City with a budget of $60 million to $90 million.

Work in television

Goddard has created several television shows including Captain Power, Mega Babies, and Skeleton Warriors.

Sexual assault allegations

In April 2014, Goddard and his frequent film collaborator Bryan Singer, along with several other filmmakers, were sued by actor Michael Egan III, who alleged that they had sexually assaulted him when he was a minor and had videotaped some of the assaults. Egan withdrew his lawsuit against Goddard in June 2014; by August of that year, he had dismissed his lawsuits against all of the other defendants as well.
On November 10, 2017, actor Anthony Edwards wrote an essay on Medium in which he alleged that Goddard molested him and raped his best friend "for years" starting when they were 12 years old. Speaking on behalf of Goddard, his publicist denied the allegations. Brian Claflin, an aspiring artist and fashion designer from Salt Lake City, Utah accused Goddard of a 1999 sexual assault at his Beverly Hills residence; Claflin committed suicide in Berlin in 2014.

Filmography