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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Chernin Entertainment<\/a>, the flagship branch of North Road Company, has promoted longtime exec David Ready<\/a> to President of Film. Ready will oversee CE\u2019s film business going forward while reporting to Scott Manson, President of North Road.<\/p>\n \n\tReady will drive Chernin\u2019s continued growth by servicing its new first-look feature film deal with Apple TV+, delivering movies in development and production under the company\u2019s prior Netflix deal, and working independently across all major studios and platforms.<\/p>\n \n\tCE also announced that Jenno Topping<\/a>, CE\u2019s longtime President of Television and Film, has inked a new multi-year deal whereby she will continue to oversee a robust slate of projects while also launching her own production company,\u00a0Jenno Topping Productions,\u00a0in partnership with The North Road Company<\/a>. The new deal extends Topping\u2019s tenure with CE through her 15th anniversary with the company.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDavid and Jenno are two of the best producers in town \u2013 exceptional taste, strong industry relationships, and proven track records delivering commercially successful and critically acclaimed content,\u201d said Peter Chernin, Chairman of North Road. \u201cThey\u2019ve consistently elevated their teams and projects through their genuine passion for film and unparalleled production expertise. As we continue to expand our film slate, we know their continued leadership will help both CE and North Road achieve new levels of success.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tReady, who has been promoted from Executive Vice President of Film and Television to President of Film, has been instrumental in building the company\u2019s robust film slate under Topping for the past decade. Ready was key in assembling this year\u2019s hottest film package High Side<\/em>, which reunites James Mangold and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. The package also reunites Chernin with Mangold after their successful collaboration on Ford v Ferrari<\/em>. High Side<\/em> was recently announced by Paramount as the first feature film under the company\u2019s new leadership with Chernin and Ready producing on behalf of Chernin Entertainment. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m honored to step into this expanded role and drive Chernin Entertainment\u2019s film business forward,\u201d said David Ready, President of Film, Chernin Entertainment. \u201cJenno and Peter have been incredible mentors to me, and we\u2019re uniquely positioned to bring even more ambitious and inspiring films to global audiences. I couldn\u2019t be more excited about the future we\u2019ll build together.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDuring his tenure at Chernin, Ready has produced an impressive range of films, including Luther: The Fallen Sun, Slumberland, <\/em>the Fear Street <\/em>trilogy, Red Sparrow, The Mountain Between Us, Tolkien <\/em>and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.<\/em> Ready recently wrapped production on Apex<\/em> for Netflix, starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton, directed by Baltasar Korm\u00e1kur. His upcoming projects include a slate of films at Netflix \u2013 among them a Ronda Rousey biopic directed by Augustine Frizzell, a live-action Popeye<\/em> film, and several high-profile projects with Apple under CE\u2019s first-look film deal. <\/p>\n \n\tPrior to joining CE, Ready held executive positions at Di Bonaventura Pictures, where he worked on the Transformers<\/em> franchise and developed and executive produced the Red <\/em>franchise for Lionsgate. He previously served as Director of Development for Jerry Weintraub Productions, working on the Ocean\u2019s 11 <\/em>franchise, and started his career at Warner Bros.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSince joining CE in 2011, Topping has developed and overseen numerous notable films, including the Oscar-nominated Ford v Ferrari<\/em>, Hidden Figures <\/em>and The Greatest Showman<\/em>. She produced the Fear Street<\/em> trilogy, which pioneered the back-to-back release strategy on Netflix, and Fear Street: Prom Queen<\/em>, which debuted at #1 on Netflix\u2019s most-watched list. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m excited to continue building upon the foundation Peter and I have established at CE where we\u2019ve produced 40 films and worked together for more years than either of us would like to admit,\u201d said Jenno Topping. \u201cAnd I am absolutely thrilled for David Ready to lead CE\u2019s film team going forward as we all work together to deliver the next 40 films.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHer extensive list of credits also includes the action-comedy Back in Action <\/em>(currently #7 on the Netflix all-time\u00a0Most Popular Movies List), Miss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children, Spy, The Drop, St. Vincent, <\/em>and The Heat. <\/em>Topping served as an Executive Producer on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,<\/em> the Oscar-nominated War for the Planet of the Apes <\/em>and the Netflix hits Slumberland and Luther: The Fallen Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tHer upcoming film slate includes\u00a0Apex, 11817\u00a0<\/em>and Heartland\u00a0<\/em>for Netflix as well as Altar and The Backrooms<\/em> with A24. The company currently has seven films in production and dozens more in development at studios and streamers.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to collaborate with David, Jenno, and the extraordinary creative team at Chernin Entertainment,\u201d said\u00a0Scott Manson, President of North Road. \u201cTheir commitment to bold, high-quality storytelling sets them apart, and I\u2019m excited to support them in their next phase of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Chernin Entertainment, the flagship branch of North Road Company, has promoted longtime exec David Ready to President of Film. Ready will oversee CE\u2019s film business going forward while reporting to Scott Manson, President of North Road. 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