Todd Black

Todd Black

1960-02-09 59 Credits

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.

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Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

Producer

Producing

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

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

Producer

Producing

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

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

2024

as Self

Acting

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

The Piano Lesson

2024

Producer

6.2
Producing

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

It Ends with Us

2024

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Cassandro

2023

Producer

6.6
Producing

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

The Equalizer 3

2023

Producer

7.3
Producing

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

The Man from Toronto

2022

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

Emancipation

2022

Producer

7.8
Producing

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

A Journal for Jordan

2021

Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Being the Ricardos

2021

Producer

6.5
Producing

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

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

2020

as Self

6.2
Acting

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

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

Producer

6.7
Producing

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

Guava Island

2019

Producer

6.7
Producing

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

Troop Zero

2019

Producer, Production Executive

6.9
Producing

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

The Upside

2019

Producer

7.1
Producing

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

The Equalizer 2

2018

Producer

6.8
Producing

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.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

Producer

6.3
Producing

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

Fences

2016

Producer

6.9
Producing

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

The Magnificent Seven

2016

Producer

6.5
Producing

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

Southpaw

2015

Producer

7.4
Producing

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

Unfinished Business

2015

Producer

5.5
Producing

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

The Equalizer

2014

Producer

7.3
Producing

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

Sex Tape

2014

Producer

5.4
Producing

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

Hope Springs

2012

Producer

6.3
Producing

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

The Back-Up Plan

2010

Producer

6.1
Producing

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

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

Knowing

2009

Producer

6.2
Producing

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

Seven Pounds

2008

Producer

7.6
Producing

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

The Great Debaters

2007

Producer

7.3
Producing

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

The Weather Man

2005

Producer

6.1
Producing

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

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2003

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

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

Alex & Emma

2003

Producer

5.2
Producing

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

Antwone Fisher

2002

Producer

6.9
Producing

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

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

2002

as Self

Acting

A closer look into the filmmaking of Brian Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale".

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

Producer

6.9
Producing

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

A Family Thing

1996

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

Dunston Checks In

1996

Producer

5.4
Producing

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

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993

Producer

6.1
Producing

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

Official Denial

1993

Executive Producer

5.2
Producing

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

Fire in the Sky

1993

Producer

6.6
Producing

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

Class Act

1992

Producer

6.1
Producing

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

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

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

Becoming Colette

1991

Executive Producer

3.7
Producing

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

Short Time

Short Time

1990

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

The Guardian

1990

Co-Producer

5.7
Producing

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

Spellbinder

1988

Co-Producer

5.9
Producing

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

Sunday Drive

1986

Executive Producer

Producing

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

Producing

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

Producing

Based on the Sega video game series.

Hi, Mom

N/A

Producer

Producing

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

Producing

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

Producing

A re-imagination of the 1992 action film "Universal Soldier".

Voicemails for Isabelle

N/A

Producer

Producing

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

Producing

A war veteran is hired to protect the family of a wealthy businessman.

Resistor

N/A

Producer

Producing

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

Producing

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

Producing

Plot TBA. Described as a contemporary action-adventure.

The Social Network Part II

N/A

Producer

Producing

Explore the inner workings of — and multiple harms caused by — Facebook, the world's largest social network.