David Ready
David Ready is an American film producer and production executive, and the current EVP at Chernin Entertainment.
Life and career
A native of Boston and graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Ready previously served as a production executive for Jerry Weintraub and subsequently at Di Bonaventura Pictures.[1] He joined Chernin Entertainment in 2013.[2] His credits include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Salt, Red and Red 2, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Man on a Ledge, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.[3] He also produced The Mountain Between Us (2017), Red Sparrow (2018),[4][5] and Tolkien (2019), a biopic of J. R. R. Tolkien, all for Chernin. Tolkien was directed by Dome Karukoski and stars Nicholas Hoult.[6]
Filmography
All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Production executive |
| Imagine That | Production executive | |
| 2010 | Salt | Production executive |
| Red | Co-producer | |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Executive producer |
| 2013 | Red 2 | Executive producer |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Co-producer |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Executive producer |
| 2017 | The Mountain Between Us | |
| 2018 | Red Sparrow | |
| 2019 | Tolkien | |
| 2020 | Fear Street |
References
- ^ Ready, David. "Next Generation 2011: Film". Hollywood Reporter. THR Staff. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Ready, David. "Chernin Ent. Promotes Jenno Topping To President Of Film". Deadline Hollywood. The Deadline Team. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Ready, David. "David Ready--IMDB". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Ready, David. "Kate Winslet in Talks to Star Opposite Idris Elba in 'Mountain Between Us'". Variety. Dave McNary. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Ready, David. "Joel Edgerton in Talks to Join Jennifer Lawrence in Spy Thriller 'Red Sparrow'". Variety. Dave McNary. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin. "Nicholas Hoult Eyed to Play J.R.R. Tolkien in Biopic". Variety. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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