Moritz Borman, whose producing career spanned more than four decades and 25 feature films, died on July 2, 2026, in Munich. He was 71. No cause of death was disclosed.
Born in Germany, Borman worked in German television before moving to Los Angeles and attending the American Film Institute. He became one of the defining figures of independent production in Hollywood. His ability to secure European financing for American-led projects gave studios and filmmakers access to creative arrangements that traditional studio deals could not offer. His first credited feature was Under the Volcano, directed by John Huston.
His most sustained collaboration was with Oliver Stone. Together they made Alexander (2004), World Trade Center (2006), W. (2008), Savages (2012), and Snowden (2016). The partnership produced some of Stone's most ambitious and politically charged work. Borman also produced Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation, and smaller pictures including The Quiet American and The Wedding Planner.
At the time of his death, Borman was in Munich producing an untitled Netflix film directed by John Lee Hancock, working alongside his partners Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle. He died still at work.
