Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Taps Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau as Co-Presidents of Production (Exclusive)

Even as he prepares to bring Deadpool back for another theatrical tour, Ryan Reynolds is beefing up his production banner, Maximum Effort.

The company, which Reynolds founded with George Dewey and has a first look with Paramount, has hired Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau as co-presidents of production.

Fox and Pariseau are married and will act as a production team for the first time in their careers. Fox previously managed the production of films for independent producer and financier FilmNation and is an Oscar-nominated production company for her work in 2020. Promising young womanstarring Carey Mulligan.

Pariseau joins MGM, where he served as senior vice president of production, working with then-film director Michael De Luca and most recently oversaw production on George Clooney. The boys on the boat.

“Maximum Effort has grown faster and in more directions than our wildest dreams when we started four years ago,” Reynolds and Dewey said in a joint statement. “Ashley and Johnny individually have incredible experience and taste and are exactly the right dynamic duo to lead our next phase of growth. We are very excited to have them join our little pirate ship.”

Fox and Pariseau said they would lean on their association when they took on the new role. “We have dreamed of coming together to produce since we met as rival book agents over a decade ago, and we are so grateful that Ryan and George, and the entire team at Maximum Effort, are welcoming us into their fold,” he said. the duo. he said in a statement. “From the moment we met them, we felt connected to the spirit of the team and their mission to bring people together through original and unexpected storytelling. We couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter.”