The Team

Meet the talented creatives at planet x

MATT CANNON

Writer / Producer / Director

Planet X founder Matthew Philip Cannon is a confident and hard-working self-starter with the creative ability and passion for crafting visually and editorially engaging content for a public audience. Hailing from a working-class background in Great Barr Birmingham, England.

In February 2023 he completed his first independent feature film, Revolution X, which recently won best first time director in New York and Milan, and best Sci Fi film at the European Union Film Gala awards in The Netherlands, and in London, LA, Milan, and New York Independent Film Festivals, and achieved success in other festivals around the world, with a worldwide release to come.

Matt has over 30 years of commercial experience within the advertising industry working on many budget levels and delivering first class content for blue chip clients and creative agencies around the world.

With his head in the clouds but his feet on the ground, Matt now has his sights firmly set on setting the Sci Fi world alight with his next feature film The Tenth planet.

GREG DANIELS

Story Editor

Greg is a Canadian script editor living in New Zealand where he’s been analysing scripts and working in post production for over ten years.

As an editor, Greg has been “fixing it in post” on multiple films, dozen’s of shorts and tv series.

Some of his credits include 2018’s ‘Mortal Engines,’ American indie epic ‘Cliffs of Freedom’ and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy. imdb.com/name/nm1504211

MICHAEL RYAN

Planet X Shareholder / Investor / Business Mentor

Michael Ryan is a serial entrepreneur having formed the menswear brand The Depot in the 1980s. He led the team that created the internationally recognised style and music brand “Miss Moneypenny’s” which transformed clubbing throughout the 90’s and 00’s. In 2009 he launched E-Lites electronic cigarettes. E-Lites became the European market leader and Michael led the successful fight with UK and EU government regulators to maintain the products legal status. In 2014 JTI ( Japan Tobacco International) acquired E-Lites’ parent Company.

Michael now invests and advises Companies in a number of different fields including Sports technology, Financial asset management and Investment, Film and Events.

Film Accountants

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