Biography
Todd Black (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Equalizer (2014), Southpaw (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Fences (2016) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington. Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Masters of the Universe
2026
Producer
Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces...

Highest 2 Lowest
2025
Producer
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death m...

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024
as Self
Join the director, cast and producers of The Piano Lesson for an illuminating, intimate conversation about about bringing August Wilson's play to the ...

The Piano Lesson
2024
Producer
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy...

It Ends with Us
2024
Executive Producer
When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must...

Cassandro
2023
Producer
The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, t...

The Equalizer 3
2023
Producer
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly,...

The Man from Toronto
2022
Producer
In a case of mistaken identity, the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the Man from Toronto, and a New York City screw-up are forced to team up afte...

Emancipation
2022
Producer
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to esca...

A Journal for Jordan
2021
Producer
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant s...

Being the Ricardos
2021
Producer
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020
as Self
Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020
Producer
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Guava Island
2019
Producer
Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.

Troop Zero
2019
Producer, Production Executive
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NA...

The Upside
2019
Producer
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a ...

The Equalizer 2
2018
Producer
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
Producer
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontma...

Fences
2016
Producer
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to r...

The Magnificent Seven
2016
Producer
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma...

Southpaw
2015
Producer
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle...

Unfinished Business
2015
Producer
A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a rout...

The Equalizer
2014
Producer
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl u...

Sex Tape
2014
Producer
When Jay and Annie first got together, their romantic connection was intense – but ten years and two kids later, the flame of their love needs a spark...

Hope Springs
2012
Producer
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

The Back-Up Plan
2010
Producer
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who see...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Producer
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Knowing
2009
Producer
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occu...

Seven Pounds
2008
Producer
An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

The Great Debaters
2007
Producer
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American ...

The Weather Man
2005
Producer
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

S.W.A.T.
2003
Executive Producer
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough D...

Alex & Emma
2003
Producer
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes mo...

Antwone Fisher
2002
Producer
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and r...

A Knight's Tale: Making Of
2002
as Self
A closer look into the filmmaking of Brian Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale".

A Knight's Tale
2001
Producer
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, Will...

A Family Thing
1996
Producer
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother...

Dunston Checks In
1996
Producer
Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a vil...

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Producer
Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet ...

Official Denial
1993
Executive Producer
A UFO abductee joins a secret government agency in order to communicate with the sole surviving alien of a downed spacecraft.

Fire in the Sky
1993
Producer
After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted their friend. Despite no apparent motive or ...

Class Act
1992
Producer
Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the ot...

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
Executive Producer
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she bu...

Becoming Colette
1991
Executive Producer
French writer recalls her start as the country wife of a Paris publisher who called her erotic work his own.

Short Time
1990
Producer
As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns...

The Guardian
1990
Co-Producer
Phil and Kate select the winsome young Camilla as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the seemingly lovely Camilla is not what she appears to...

Spellbinder
1988
Co-Producer
After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon b...

Sunday Drive
1986
Executive Producer
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are ...
I Wanna Fuck Your Brother
N/A
Producer
A buttoned-up lawyer gets her black sheep younger brother a summer job at her New York law firm. He quickly becomes the toast of the town… and the obj...
Streets of Rage
N/A
Producer
Based on the Sega video game series.
Hi, Mom
N/A
Producer
According to an exclusive report from Variety, Sony Pictures has obtained the English version of the movie "Hello, Li Huanying" directed by Jia Ling, ...
Madden
N/A
Producer
After the legendarily fiery coach exits from the NFL, John Madden teams with Electronic Arts to become the unlikely co-creator of a pioneering video g...
Universal Soldier
N/A
Producer
A re-imagination of the 1992 action film "Universal Soldier".
Voicemails for Isabelle
N/A
Producer
A young woman copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco. When the number is unknowingly re...
Disorder
N/A
Producer
A war veteran is hired to protect the family of a wealthy businessman.
Resistor
N/A
Producer
Physicist Jon Grady and his team discover a device that can reflect gravity — a triumph that will revolutionize the field of physics and change the fu...
The Kaiju Score
N/A
Producer
A group of criminals try to pull off a massive heist on the same day a giant monster attacks their city
Outdueled
N/A
Producer
Plot TBA. Described as a contemporary action-adventure.
The Social Network Part II
N/A
Producer
Explore the inner workings of — and multiple harms caused by — Facebook, the world's largest social network.