Ned Benson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|3}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|film director|film producer}}

| alma_mater = Columbia University

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Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American filmmaker.{{cite web|url=http://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=14468 |title=THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY |publisher=USC Cinematic Arts |date=September 3, 2014 |accessdate=September 13, 2014 }}

Biography

He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001.{{Cite web|last=Shanahan|first=Mark|date=September 18, 2014|title=Director Ned Benson stops at Kendall - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/09/18/deerfield-grad-ned-benson-finds-eleanor-rigby-new-film/F7BDxRI9pecli7yDkGl4IO/story.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-12|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web |url=http://issuemagazine.com/ned-benson/ |title=NED BENSON |publisher=Issue Magazine |date= |first=Holly |last=Grigg-Spall |accessdate=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616085229/https://issuemagazine.com/ned-benson/ |archive-date=June 16, 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/movies/2014/09/12/disappearance-eleanor-rigby-kim-jim-productions/15526811/ |title=Palm Springs producers help 'Rigby' get to theaters |newspaper=The Desert Sun |date=September 12, 2014 |first=Bruce |last=Fessier |accessdate=September 13, 2014 }} Benson had a long-term relationship with Jessica Chastain, but they broke up in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/jessica-chastain-on-cannes-and-interstellar-secrets.html |title=Jessica Chastain on Cannes, Her Wonderful Facebook Page, and Having to Keep Interstellar Secrets |publisher=Vulture |date=May 22, 2014 |first=Jada |last=Yuan |accessdate=September 14, 2014 }}{{cite news|last1=Barlow|first1=Helen|title=The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Jessica Chastain and Ned Benson interview|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2014/05/22/disappearance-eleanor-rigby-jessica-chastain-and-ned-benson-interview|accessdate=October 7, 2014|date=May 22, 2014}}

After working on The Westerner, Benson made his directorial debut film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about the background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Nigel M|title=Jessica Chastain Explains How She Helped Shape TIFF Wonder 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' With Director Ned Benson|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/jessica-chastain-explains-how-she-helped-shape-tiff-wonder-the-disappearance-of-eleanor-rigby-with-director-ned-benson?page=2|accessdate=October 8, 2014|date=September 14, 2013}} and she joined the cast.{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Chastain, Edgerton join Myriad films|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/chastain-edgerton-join-myriad-films-1118049652/|accessdate=October 7, 2014|date=February 2, 2012}} It was shot as two films simultaneously. They were premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival under the title The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her {{cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/2013-programmes/specialpresentations/the-disappearance-of-eleanor-rigby-him-and-her|title=The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her|publisher=TIFF|accessdate=October 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011164211/http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/2013-programmes/specialpresentations/the-disappearance-of-eleanor-rigby-him-and-her|archivedate=October 11, 2014}} Benson later edited the films into one film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The Weinstein Company had a limited release in September 2014.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-weinstein-acquires-the-disappearance-of-eleanor-rigby-1200607827/ | title=Toronto: Weinstein Acquires 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' | work=Variety | publisher=PMC | date=September 11, 2013 | accessdate=December 20, 2013 | last=McNary | first=Dave}} On January 16, 2019, Benson and Jac Schaeffer served as story writers for Black Widow.{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/black-widow-script-ned-benson/|title=Exclusive: Marvel, Scarlett Johansson Tap Ned Benson to Rewrite 'Black Widow' Movie|author=Jeff Sneider|date=February 15, 2019|work=Collider}} He was later replaced by Eric Pearson.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/14/black-widow-writer-eric-pearson-thor-ragnarok-marvel-studios/|title=Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow|last=Barnhardt|first=Adam|date=14 January 2020|website=Comicbook|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2020}}

Filmography

Short film

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2003 \| Four Lean Hounds \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
rowspan=2 \| 2010 \| The Westerner \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
Yes \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}

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2003

| Four Lean Hounds

| {{yes}}

rowspan=2 | 2010

| The Westerner

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Yes

| {{yes}}

Feature film

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Year ! Title ! width="65"\| Director ! width="65"\| Writer ! width="65"\| Producer
2014 \| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
2021 \| Black Widow \| {{no}} \| {{Partial\|Story}} \| {{no}}
2024 \| The Greatest Hits \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}

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Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

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2014

| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby

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2021

| Black Widow

| {{no}}