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Meet The Team
Anne Hollister
Billy Magnussen
Billy Magnussen
Anne has over 15 years experience as a producer, writer, and actor. Her script THE HOUSE SITTER (2023 Black List Labs) is currently securing financing. She is developing a feature with Pretty Matches and has appeared in film (CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?), TV (SUPERGIRL), and on Broadway in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. LaGuardia Arts High School, Northwestern University, the School at Steppenwolf.
Billy Magnussen
Billy Magnussen
Billy Magnussen
Billy brings two decades of industry knowledge to the table, having worked in front of the camera with directors such as Steven Spielberg, Adam McKay, and Guy Ritchie. A graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Shane Andries
Billy Magnussen
Shane Andries
Shane is a producer, writer, and award-winning director who launched his career after winning the Grand Prize at the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. He is currently writing a live-action film for Disney and developing a feature about the iconic furniture mogul Mattress Mack. Shane is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts and a former Blue Man performer in BLUE MAN GROUP.
Recent News
Wrapped in 2025: MATTRESS MACK
A home-grown HappyBad production is currently in post! The feature film based on the life of Jim McIngvale, the Texas businessman best known for his philanthropy as the owner and operator of the Houston-based Gallery Furniture retail chain, was written and directed by HappyBad co-founder Shane Andries, and stars co-founder Billy Magnussen. MATTRESS MACK also stars Dianna Agron (The Chosen One), Darby Lee-Stack (The Holdovers) and Rob Corddry (The Audacity). Often opening his Gallery Furniture stores to shelter and feed people during natural disasters, McIngvale has helped thousands affected by multiple major hurricanes in Texas, earning recognition as a Houston hero.
VIOLENT ENDS - Now Available on AMC+
Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die), Alexandra Shipp (Barbie), and Nick Stahl (Let the Right One In) will topline Violent Ends, a Southern revenge thriller written and directed by John-Michael Powell, and produced by Midnight Road and HappyBad Bungalow.
COUP! - Now Available to Rent on Amazon
Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die), Peter Sarsgaard, Sarah Gadon star in this comedy thriller that premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Written and directed by Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark, and produced by Phiphen Pictures, Entertainment 360, and HappyBad Bungalow.
Sister
Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die), Meg Jenkins-Locke, Jayne Brooke (Chicago Hope) star in this warm-hearted, dramatic short, directed by Shane Andries and produced by HappyBad Bungalow
I COULD DOM
A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom. A short film by Madison Hatfield, produced by Wax&Wane HappyBad Bungalow.