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David Ellison

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David Ellison

Born January 9, 1983 in Santa Clara, California, USA68 films

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 2025. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, a centibillionaire.

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He founded Skydance Media in 2006 and served as its CEO until 2025, and has produced the films, including Terminator Genisys (2015), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Life (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with the latter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Top Gun: Maverick posterFirst watchTop Gun: Maverick20228.2After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a…View film

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Filmography

68 films
  1. TBATop Gun 3Producer
  2. TBAThe 47 Night StandProducer
  3. TBAAtlantisProducer
  4. TBABest Served ColdProducer
  5. TBAEternal ChampionsProducer
  6. TBABermudaProducer
  7. TBAThe TravelerProducer
  8. TBAUntitled Mike Hammer FilmProducer
  9. TBAThe Tides of FateProducer
  10. TBAUntitled Nathan Greno Animated MovieExecutive Producer
  11. TBAUntitled Jack and the Beanstalk FilmProducer
  12. TBACosmic MotorsProducer
  13. 2027The RescueProducer
  14. 2026Ray GunnProducer
  15. 2026Way of the Warrior KidProducer
  16. 2026Matchbox the MovieProducer
  17. 2026MaydayProducer
  18. 2026SwappedProducer
  19. 2026Balls UpProducer
  20. 2025ElwayExecutive Producer
  21. 2025The Family Plan 2Producer
  22. 2025The Old Guard 2Producer
  23. 2025Fountain of YouthProducer
  24. 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningExecutive Producer
  25. 2025Flink's Pigeon ProblemsExecutive Producer
  26. 2025The GorgeProducer
  27. 2024FreediverProducer
  28. 2024SpellboundProducer
  29. 2024NFL Draft: The Pick Is inExecutive Producer
  30. 2023The Family PlanProducer
  31. 2023Spy Kids: ArmageddonProducer
  32. 2023KelceExecutive Producer
  33. 2023Heart of StoneProducer
  34. 2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneExecutive Producer
  35. 2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsExecutive Producer
  36. 2023GhostedProducer
  37. 2023AirProducer
  38. 2023Bad Luck Spot!Executive Producer
  39. 2022The Greatest Beer Run EverProducer
  40. 2022LuckProducer
  41. 2022Top Gun: MaverickProducer
  42. 2022The Adam ProjectProducer
  43. 2021The Tomorrow WarProducer
  44. 2021Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe OriginsExecutive Producer
  45. 2021BlushExecutive Producer
  46. 2021Tom Clancy's Without RemorseExecutive Producer
  47. 2020The Old GuardProducer
  48. 20196 UndergroundProducer
  49. 2019Terminator: Dark FateProducer
  50. 2019Gemini ManProducer
  51. 2018Mission: Impossible - FalloutProducer
  52. 2018AnnihilationExecutive Producer
  53. 2017GeostormProducer
  54. 2017BaywatchExecutive Producer
  55. 2017LifeProducer
  56. 2016Jack Reacher: Never Go BackExecutive Producer
  57. 2016Star Trek BeyondExecutive Producer
  58. 2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationProducer
  59. 2015Terminator GenisysProducer
  60. 2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitExecutive Producer
  61. 2013World War ZExecutive Producer
  62. 2013Star Trek Into DarknessExecutive Producer
  63. 2013The Wind GodsExecutive Producer
  64. 2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationExecutive Producer
  65. 2012Jack ReacherExecutive Producer
  66. 2012The Guilt TripExecutive Producer
  67. 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolExecutive Producer
  68. 2010True GritExecutive Producer