Todd Black (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Equalizer (2014), Southpaw (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Fences (2016) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington. Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film Thanks Television References External links 1960 births Living people Film producers from Texas People from Dallas American independent film production company founders