:Draft:Ben Everard
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{{AFC comment|1=The sources provided don't establish notability. Secondary sources are mostly trivial mentions and more in depth sources are not secondary. I also still have concerns about COI from the editor as well. Moritoriko (talk) 04:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)}}
{{AFC comment|1=Although the article has been repurposed into a biography, it uses the same churnalism sources as before. Moreover, the latest changes restore the bombardment of duplicate references previously cleaned up. There is a claim of notability as executive producer of multiple wiki-notable films, but the current promotional references are unacceptable. • Gene93k (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2025 (UTC)}}
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Ben Everard is an American film and television producer.
His work has been covered in Deadline Hollywood, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and numerous other outlets with credits including Lights Out (2016), The Laundromat (2019), Yes Day (2021), Pain Hustlers (2023), and Family Switch (2023).
Career
Everard produced Way of the Warrior Kid, an upcoming film based on the book series by Jocko Willink, directed by McG and starring Chris Pratt.{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Andreas Wiseman,Mike Fleming |date=2024-06-06 |title=Skydance Ties Up Global Deal For Chris Pratt & McG Movie 'Way Of The Warrior Kid', Making Massive $85M Deal Before Title Hit Cannes |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/chris-pratt-mcg-movie-way-of-the-warrior-kid-sells-skydance-apple-big-deal-1235960088/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The project was sold to Skydance Media in one of the biggest deals at the Cannes Film Festival in the past five years, and it will be distributed by Apple.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-08-27 |title=Linda Cardellini & Jude Hill To Star Opposite Chris Pratt In Apple & Skydance's 'Way Of The Warrior Kid' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/way-of-the-warrior-kid-adds-linda-cardellini-jude-hill-to-cast-1236051291/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Everard produced The Man With The Bag, an upcoming film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Ritchson, and Awkwafina, directed by Adam Shankman and financed by Amazon Studios.{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2024-03-12 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger To Star With Alan Ritchson In Christmas Comedy 'The Man With The Bag' For Amazon MGM Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/arnold-schwarzenegger-alan-ritchson-christmas-comedy-movie-man-with-the-bag-amazon-1235855940/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} He is also developing "Trick Shot" in partnership with Stephen Curry and Unanimous Media.{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2024-05-16 |title=Stephen Curry's NBA Comedy 'Trick Shot' in the Works From 'Uncle Drew' Writer (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/trick-shot-stephen-curry-david-henrie-nba-movie-1235900607/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Everard produced Yes Day (2021) and Family Switch (2023) for Netflix, both starring Jennifer Garner.{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Tania |date=2023-11-30 |title='Family Switch' Review: Jennifer Garner Gifts a Stocking of Laughs to Netflix Comedy |url=https://collider.com/family-switch-netflix-review/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Collider |language=en}} Yes Day received wide viewership following its release on Netflix,{{Cite web |last=Seth |first=Radhika |date=2021-03-11 |title=Jennifer Garner on How a Beloved Family Tradition Inspired Her Joyous New Netflix Film |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-garner-yes-day-film-netflix-interview |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} registering sixty-two million accounts in its first four weeks, making it the most-watched family film in the streaming service's history upon its release with a sequel now in development.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2021-07-28 |title=Jennifer Garner And Netflix Reteam For 'Yes Day' Sequel As Part Of New Multi-Picture Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/yes-day-sequel-jennifer-garner-netflix-new-film-deal-1234801108/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Everard served as an executive producer on Pain Hustlers (2023), directed by David Yates and starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans,{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-05-11 |title=Emily Blunt To Star in 'Pain Hustlers' Directed By David Yates – Cannes Market |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/emily-blunt-pain-hustlers-david-yates-1235021760/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and on The Laundromat (2019), directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, and Antonio Banderas.{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2019-08-28 |title='The Laundromat Trailer': Steven Soderbergh's Panama Papers Movie Comes Out Of Its Shell |url=https://deadline.com/video/the-laundromat-trailer-steven-soderbergh-netflix-meryl-streep-gary-oldman/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} He also executive produced Lights Out (2016), directed by David F. Sandberg and produced in partnership with James Wan.{{Cite web |last=Robehmed |first=Natalie |title=How YouTube Short 'Lights Out' Sparked A $145 Million Box Office Hit |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/09/23/how-youtube-short-lights-out-sparked-a-145-million-box-office-hit/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Earlier in his career, Everard worked as an attorney at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Angie |date=2020-01-25 |title=Book Report: Oh, The Places You've Been by Ben Everard & INTERVIEW |url=https://angiequantrell.com/2020/01/25/book-report-oh-the-places-youve-been-by-ben-everard-interview/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Love, Laughter, and Life |language=en}}
= Filmography =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role |
| TBD
|The Man With the Bag |Producer |
| TBD
|Way of the Warrior Kid |Producer |
| 2023
|Family Switch |Producer |
| 2023
|Pain Hustlers |Executive Producer |
| 2021
|Yes Day |Producer |
| 2019
|The Laundromat |Executive Producer |
| 2016
|Lights Out |Executive Producer |
Professional Affiliations
Everard serves on the Board of Directors for FilmLA{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://filmla.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=FilmLA |language=en-US}} and as a Commissioner on the Economy & Efficiency Commission for the County of Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=LA BOS |url=https://eec.lacounty.gov/about-us/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=LA BOS |language=en}}
Personal Life
Everard is married and has four children.{{Cite web |last=Everard |first=Ben |date=February 10, 2025 |title=I told my wife years ago an interesting stat... |url=https://x.com/beneverard/status/1889103726301876598 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}} He is originally from Crystal Lake, Illinois, attended Crystal Lake South High School,{{Cite web |date=2016-05-18 |title=Crystal Lake native's summer horror film 'Lights Out' creates buzz |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/05/12/crystal-lake-natives-summer-horror-film-lights-out-creates-buzz/a3avz95/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Shaw Local |language=en}} earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, and received a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.{{Cite web |last=Angie |date=2020-01-25 |title=Book Report: Oh, The Places You've Been by Ben Everard & INTERVIEW |url=https://angiequantrell.com/2020/01/25/book-report-oh-the-places-youve-been-by-ben-everard-interview/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Love, Laughter, and Life |language=en}}