John Rickard

John Rickard born November 2 1977 is an American producer Born in Santa Barbara California he attended the University of Arizona graduating in 2001 with a degree in business management Early in his career he took a semester off during college to work as a production assistant on Wonder Boys 2000 which helped him make connections in the industry After college Rickard worked for producer Scott Rudin for about a year then as an assistant to Brett Ratner before becoming an assistant to Toby Emmerich at New Line Cinema Over the years he moved into producing roles among his coproducer credits are A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 Final Destination 5 2011 Hall Pass 2011 and Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 He produced Horrible Bosses 2011 Horrible Bosses 2 2014 and How to Be Single 2016 Other projects include Fist Fight 2017 Midnight Sun 2018 Rampage 2018 and Countdown 2019 On television he has been involved in series work among them Frequency 2016 His company is Wrigley Pictures Rickard is also credited as a producer on Blue Beetle 2023