Wyck Godfrey

Wyck Godfrey
Godfrey in October 2018
Born	United States
Occupation	Producer
Years active	2001−present
Spouse	Mary Kerr

Wyck Godfrey is an American film and television producer. He is best known for co-founding the production company Temple Hill Entertainment with Marty Bowen in 2006. He was also named President of Paramount Motion Pictures Group in 2017, but returned to Temple Hill in 2020.

Early life

Godfrey was raised Christian. ^[1] He graduated from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, ^[2] earned a degree in English literature from Princeton University, and later moved to New York City to intern at New Line Cinema. ^[3]

Career

In February 2006, Godfrey and Marty Bowen established the production company Temple Hill Entertainment and produced The Nativity Story as their first film. ^{[3] [4]} He produced the five films in The Twilight Saga series from 2008 to 2012, ^[5] and produced the 2014 young adult novel adaptation The Fault in Our Stars . ^[6] He also produced the three films in The Maze Runner series. ^[7] He left Temple Hill in 2017 upon being named President of Paramount Motion Pictures Group, ^[2] but returned to the company in 2020. ^[8]

Personal life

Godfrey is married to Mary Kerr.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Swingers	—	Thanked in credits
2001	Behind Enemy Lines	Executive producer
2003	Daddy Day Care	Producer
2004	I, Robot	Producer
	Alien vs. Predator	Executive producer
	First Daughter	Producer
	Flight of the Phoenix	Producer
2006	When a Stranger Calls	Producer
	Dr. Dolittle 3	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
	The Nativity Story	Producer
	Eragon	Producer
2008	Management	Producer
	Twilight	Producer
	SEAL Team VI	—	Thanked in credits
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Producer
2010	Dear John	Producer
	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Producer
	Everything Must Go	Producer
2011	10 Years	Producer
	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Producer	Uncredited cameo as Wedding Guest
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	Producer
2013	A Good Day to Die Hard	Producer
	Safe Haven	Producer
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Producer
	The Maze Runner	Producer
2015	Tracers	Producer
	The Longest Ride	Producer
	Paper Towns	Producer
	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	Producer
	Martyrs	Producer
2017	Power Rangers	Producer
2018	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Producer
	Love, Simon	Producer
	Uncle Drew	Producer
	Down a Dark Hall	Producer
	First Man	Producer
	The Hate U Give	Producer
	Life Itself	Producer
2019	The Kill Team	Producer
2020	All Together Now	Executive producer
	Happiest Season	Executive producer
2022	Emergency	Executive producer
	On the Come Up	Producer
	Smile	Producer
	Babylon	Executive producer
2023	Somebody I Used to Know	Producer
2024	Turtles All the Way Down	Producer
	The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat	Producer
2025	Clown in a Cornfield	Producer
	The Map That Leads to You	Producer
2026	People We Meet on Vacation	Producer
2027	Children of Blood and Bone	Producer
TBA	The King and I	Producer
	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Behind Enemy Lines	Executive producer	Documentary
2011−2015	Revenge	Executive producer
2012	Revenge: From the Beginning	—	Thanked in credits Television film
2012	Revenge: The First Chapter	—	Thanked in credits Television film
2015−2017	Rosewood	Executive producer
2019	Looking for Alaska	Executive producer
2017−2019	Mr. Mercedes	Executive producer
2020−2022	Love, Victor	Executive producer
2023	Dave	Executive producer
	Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies	Executive producer
	The Other Black Girl	Executive producer
TBA	Day Job	Executive producer
—	Behind Enemy Lines	Executive producer	Pilot

References

1. "His 'dream come true' carries nativity to the big screen". The Courier. December 11, 2006.
2. "SHHS alum Wyck Godfrey named new president of Paramount Motion Pictures Group". WJHL.com. September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
3. Moring, Mark (October 31, 2006). "For Unto Us a Film Is Born". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
4. "About Temple Hill Entertainment". templehillent.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
5. Ford, Rebecca; Jarvey, Natalie (June 2, 2015). "Wyck Godfrey, Connor Franta to Be Honored at Thirst Project Gala (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
6. "Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen - The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. April 13, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
7. "Producer Wyck Godfrey Talks THE MAZE RUNNER, Adapting the Novels, Casting the Characters, Building a Practical Set, Grievers, Production Challenges & More". Collider. July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
8. "Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen Re-Unite As Temple Hill Producing Partners". Deadline. September 24, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

External links

• Wyck Godfrey at IMDb