Ned Benson

Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.

Ned Benson
Born (1977-04-03) April 3, 1977
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationScreenwriter, director, producer

Personal life

Benson grew up in New York City.[1] He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001 with a degree in film and English.[2][3][4] Benson was in a long-term relationship with Jessica Chastain. The two lived together before breaking up in 2010.[5]

Career

Benson began his film career writing, directing and acting in shorts. After the premiere of the short film Four Lean Hounds at the Malibu Film Festival, he met Jessica Chastain, who asked him to work on future projects.[6] Together, they worked on their 2010 short film The Westerner. Benson directed their feature film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about Rigby's background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective.[7] In 2012, Chastain was officially cast for the film.[8] It was shot as two films simultaneously. Both films premiered together at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival under the title The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her [9] Benson later edited the films into one film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was given a limited release in September 2014 by The Weinstein Company.[10] On January 16, 2019, Benson was confirmed as screenwriter for the upcoming Marvel Studios film Black Widow, assuming the position of Jac Schaeffer.[11] He was later replaced in the role by Eric Pearson.[12]

References
  1. "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY". USC Cinematic Arts. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. Shanahan, Mark (September 18, 2014). "Director Ned Benson stops at Kendall - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. Grigg-Spall, Holly. "NED BENSON". Issue Magazine. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  4. Fessier, Bruce (September 12, 2014). "Palm Springs producers help 'Rigby' get to theaters". The Desert Sun. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  5. Yuan, Jada (May 22, 2014). "Jessica Chastain on Cannes, Her Wonderful Facebook Page, and Having to Keep Interstellar Secrets". Vulture. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  6. Barlow, Helen (May 22, 2014). "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Jessica Chastain and Ned Benson interview". Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  7. Smith, Nigel M (September 14, 2013). "Jessica Chastain Explains How She Helped Shape TIFF Wonder 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' With Director Ned Benson". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. McNary, Dave (February 2, 2012). "Chastain, Edgerton join Myriad films". Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  9. "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her". TIFF. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  10. McNary, Dave (September 11, 2013). "Toronto: Weinstein Acquires 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  11. Jeff Sneider (February 15, 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel, Scarlett Johansson Tap Ned Benson to Rewrite 'Black Widow' Movie". Collider.
  12. Barnhardt, Adam (14 January 2020). "Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow". Comicbook. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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