Episode 246 - Jennifer Todd

Published: May 3, 2021, 5 a.m.

b"Jennifer Todd has been a film and television producer for over 20 years, and some of her notable credits include\\xa0THE WAY BACK (2020), ALICE IN WONDERLAND\\xa0and\\xa0ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE,\\xa0MEMENTO,\\xa0and the\\xa0AUSTIN POWERS\\xa0franchise. In 2017 and 2018, Jennifer produced the 89th\\xa0and\\xa090th\\xa0Annual Academy Awards with Michael DeLuca for ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. She currently serves as an Academy Governor representing the Producers Branch.\\n\\xa0Jennifer is currently producing films under her banner, Jennifer Todd Pictures, with a first-look feature deal at MGM. She is partnered with director Thomas Kail\\xa0(FOSSE/VERDON, HAMILTON) in television, under an overall deal with Walt Disney Television Studios. She also currently serves as an Executive Producer on the Showtime\\xa0series\\xa0CITY ON A HILL.\\nProlific in both independent and studio films as well as television, Jennifer has been nominated for three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and the PGA David L. Wolper Award for\\xa0Outstanding Producer of Longform Television. She has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Picture, Women In Film's Lucy Award, The Glaad Media Award and a\\xa0People's Choice Award. From 2012 to 2018, Jennifer served as the President of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's production company Pearl Street Films, where she produced\\xa0LIVE BY NIGHT\\xa0for Warner Bros.,\\xa0which Affleck directed and starred in. She also served as an Executive Producer on\\xa0JASON BOURNE\\xa0in 2016. Additionally, Jennifer was an Executive Producer on HBO\\u2019s\\xa0PROJECT GREENLIGHT, as well as the\\xa0series\\xa0INCORPORATED\\xa0for the Syfy channel.\\nSome of Jennifer\\u2019s other credits include\\xa0CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER, MUST LOVE DOGS,\\xa0PRIME,\\xa0BOILER ROOM, NOW AND THEN,\\xa0and the HBO film\\xa0IF THESE\\xa0WALLS COULD TALK II.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"