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Red Granite Pictures: The Brainchild of Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland that brought The Wolf of Wall Street

90s kids thank  Riza Aziz  and Joey McFarland from the bottom of their hearts. Why? Well, they helped in breaking the 20-year-old hiatus of the  Dumb and Dumber franchise. This movie was a modernized treat for the millennial kids as it featured a Bill Murray cameo while referencing the well- known crime drama,  Breaking Bad . However, the best gift that this duo gave us was the  Wolf of Wall Street  that starred Leonardo DiCaprio. All this was possible, thanks to Red Granite Pictures, the pet project of Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland. Riza Aziz collaborated with Joey McFarland to create Red Granite Pictures in 2010 as a film finance, development, production, and distribution company. This label started producing movies with a rom-com called  Friends with Kids . The film received positive reviews with a 66% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Year 2013 was an important milestone for Red Granite Pictures as it produced  The   Wolf of Wall Street , a black comedy that followed the rise and fall of