David Ready
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David Ready is an American film producer and production executive, and President of Film 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. He was featured in The Hollywood Reporter's 2011 "Next Gen" list. He joined Chernin Entertainment in 2013, where his producing credits include Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Mountain Between Us (2017), Red Sparrow (2018),Tolkien, Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, Slumberland, and Luther: The Fallen Sun. 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.
In early 2025, he produced Netflix's upcoming Apex (2026 film) starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton.
His earlier credits include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Salt, Red and Red 2, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, and Man on a Ledge.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films 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 | |
| 2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | |
| Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | ||
| Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | ||
| 2022 | Slumberland | |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun | |
| 2026 | Apex |
External links
- at IMDb