David Ready

David Ready is an American film producer and production executive, and an EVP at Chernin Entertainment.

Life and career

A native of Boston and graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Ready previously was a production executive for Jerry Weintraub and subsequently at Di Bonaventura Pictures.[1] He joined Chernin Entertainment in 2013,[2] where his producing credits include Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Mountain Between Us (2017), Red Sparrow (2018),[3][4]Tolkien, Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, Slumberland, and Luther: The Fallen Sun.[5][6][7] His upcoming credits include future installments of the Fear Street franchise with Netflix, and a biopic about the rock band, Sublime with 3000 Pictures, director, Francis Lawrence, and writer, Chris Mundy.[8][9]

His earlier credits include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Salt, Red and Red 2, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, and Man on a Ledge.[10][11]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenProduction executive
Imagine ThatProduction executive
2010SaltProduction executive
RedCo-producer
2012Man on a LedgeExecutive producer
2013Red 2Executive producer
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitCo-producer
2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding DatesExecutive producer
2017The Mountain Between Us
2018Red Sparrow
2019Tolkien
2021Fear Street Part One: 1994
Fear Street Part Two: 1978
Fear Street Part Three: 1666
2022Slumberland
2023Luther: The Fallen Sun

References
  1. Ready, David (November 2011). "Next Generation 2011: Film". Hollywood Reporter. THR Staff. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. Ready, David (28 February 2013). "Chernin Ent. Promotes Jenno Topping To President Of Film". Deadline Hollywood. The Deadline Team. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. Ready, David (8 June 2016). "Kate Winslet in Talks to Star Opposite Idris Elba in 'Mountain Between Us'". Variety. Dave McNary. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. Ready, David (4 August 2016). "Joel Edgerton in Talks to Join Jennifer Lawrence in Spy Thriller 'Red Sparrow'". Variety. Dave McNary. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. Welk, Brian (2019-01-17). "J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic With Nicholas Hoult Gets Summer 2019 Release Date". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. Kit, Borys (2021-02-18). "Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort Join Jason Momoa in Fantasy 'Slumberland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. Hipes, Patrick (2022-12-21). "Netflix's 'Luther' Movie Gets A Title Ahead Of March Debut; Idris Elba Back In First-Look Photos". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. Hermanns, Grant (2023-10-15). "Fear Street 4 & More Sequels Get Confident Update From Author 2 Years After Netflix Horror Trilogy". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. Kroll, Justin (2022-09-15). "Sublime Biopic In The Works At 3000 Pictures With Francis Lawrence Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  10. Ready, David. "David Ready--IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2018-08-16). "Chernin Entertainment Promotes David Ready To Exec Veep Film & Television". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-18.


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