Todd Garner is an American film producer and is the founder and head of Broken Road Productions.
Biography
Garner is a former Disney executive, and was formerly co-president of production at Disney. In 2000, he signed a deal with Revolution Studios to produce films with Sony Pictures, including Anger Management (2003), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and XXX (2002). Garner partnered in 2016 with Covert Media to produce two to four films a year. In 2005, Garner founded his production company -- Broken Road Productions -- and signed a first-look deal with Paramount in 2018.
Garner currently hosts The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner & Hollywood's Elite, which takes an in-depth look at the movie business and what it takes to be a producer in today's world.
Garner produced the films Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Here Comes the Boom, Zookeeper, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, all of which starred Kevin James, as well as the horror films The Possession of Hannah Grace and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.
Garner produced Senior Year in 2022 for Netflix, along with producers Rebel Wilson, Timothy M. Bourne and Chris Bender.
Filmography
Garner acted as producer in all films unless otherwise noted:
Film
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Rock | Production executive |
| 1997 | Con Air | |
| Face/Off | ||
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | |
| The Waterboy | ||
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | |
| Black Hawk Down | ||
| 2004 | Hellboy |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | Father of Little Girl |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | Special thanks |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Very special thanks |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Split Decision | Television pilot | |
| 2014 | Snack Off | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | The Cabin with Bert Kreischer | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | The Crew | Executive producer | |
| 2022 | Sins of Our Mother | Executive producer | Documentary |
- As writer
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Snack Off |
References
- Terrace, Vincent (2013). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012 (1st ed.). usa. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4766-0249-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "About". Broken Road Productions. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- Gardner, Chris (2021-04-22). "Todd Garner's Broken Road Partners With Michael Nyman's Acceleration on Brand Content". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ford, luke (2004). The Producers: Profiles in Frustration (1st ed.). iUniverse. p. 145. ISBN 0-595-32016-3.
- Hansen, Nathan. 2010 Screenwriter's Production Company Guide. Lulu.com. ISBN 0-557-46994-5.
- McNary, Dave (2018-04-02). "Paramount Signs First-Look Deal With 'Paul Blart' Producer Broken Road". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- Garner, Todd. "PodcastOne: The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner & Hollywood's Elite". www.podcastone.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- "Todd Garner". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- rose, lacey. "Talking Movies With 'Knight And Day' Producer Todd Garner". forbes. No. April.
- Kroll, Justin (2022-04-27). "Netflix Announces Summer Slate Including Dates For Jamie Foxx's 'Day Shift' And Kevin Hart's 'Me Time'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- Kroll, Justin (June 10, 2022). "Lindsey Beer To Write And Direct A Reboot Of 'Sleepy Hollow' For Paramount". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
External links
- Todd Garner at IMDb
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