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Query #05 · full-name query comparison · Film & television
Todd Black.
Producer behind Escape Artists
Todd Black is a film and television producer and a founding partner of the production company Escape Artists.
The Pursuit of HappynessThe EqualizerFencesEscape Artists
Building a production partnership
Todd Black is a producer and partner at Escape Artists, the independently financed film and television company he helped establish. The company’s history traces its formation to the 2000 merger of Black and Jason Blumenthal’s Black & Blu with the Steve Tisch Company. The partnership has developed projects for theatrical film and television, with Black working alongside producers Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Bloomfield. Escape Artists identifies Black as one of its producing partners. [1][2]
Stories across genres
Black’s producing credits include The Pursuit of Happyness, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Equalizer, Southpaw, The Magnificent Seven and Fences. Fences, directed by and starring Denzel Washington, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture at the 2017 ceremony. Across projects, Black’s work spans contemporary drama, action and adaptations, with production responsibilities carried out through a company that makes both motion pictures and television. These credits provide a concise view of his work without implying that any single genre defines his career. [2][3]
Producing acclaimed adaptations
Black’s credits include screen adaptations and character-driven dramas as well as action films. Fences, which he produced with Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington, earned a 2017 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The Escape Artists archive also documents his producing work on The Pursuit of Happyness, The Equalizer, Southpaw and The Magnificent Seven, examples of the range of studio projects associated with his career. [2][3]
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Search interest over time
Following the curiosity.
Annual values for the full name query on one calculated comparison scale. These can combine people, brands or other meanings; they are not isolated-person rankings or search counts.
Read the methodology ↗| Period | Relative scale | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.79 | |
| 2022 | 8.13 | |
| 2023 | 7.81 | |
| 2024 | 8.07 | |
| 2025 | 12.14 | |
| Jan–Sep2026 | 23.74 |
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