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After Winning America’s Got Talent, Richard Goodall Lands Feature-Film Deal to Tell His Story
Richard Goodall, the “singing janitor” who won America’s Got Talent and its $1 million prize, is now attached to a new feature film project, with Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance producing.
America’s Got Talent winner Richard Goodall, known on the NBC competition as the “singing janitor,” has landed a new movie deal intended to bring his life story to the big screen, according to an exclusive report from Deadline published June 24, 2026.
Deadline reports that Goodall, who previously won America’s Got Talent and the show’s $1 million prize, is at the center of a development agreement involving Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance. The outlet also reports that Ben Everard of Everard Entertainment and Andrew Lazar of Mad Chance are producing the feature.
Deadline frames the project as an effort to translate Goodall’s “impossible story” from the stage into a film, building on the attention he gained through the competition’s national audience. In addition to his victory, the report notes that Goodall had been working for 23 years, a detail presented as part of the broader narrative the film is meant to carry forward.
The report does not specify which studio, platform, or distribution partner is attached to the project at this time. It likewise does not publish a release date or filming schedule, focusing instead on the producers and the deal’s purpose: developing a feature film around Goodall’s experience following his America’s Got Talent win.
While the project is positioned as a full-length film, Deadline’s reporting centers on the production team behind the adaptation and Goodall’s role as the story’s focal point. Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance are identified as the producing entities, with their respective leadership names listed in the report.
With the deal now in motion, the next steps would typically include script development, packaging, and formal financing, though Deadline does not provide those details in the June 24 update. For audiences, the development adds a film avenue to the publicity that followed Goodall’s competition run, potentially expanding the reach of his story beyond television.
Why It Matters
- The development deal moves a nationally recognized reality-competition story into feature-film development, indicating continued media interest in talent breakout narratives.
- The project’s producers and attached talent will determine how Goodall’s televised win and personal background translate into a longer form format.
- If the film advances through development, it could widen the audience reach for Goodall’s story beyond America’s Got Talent viewers.
- Film adaptation timelines and packaging decisions will affect when audiences may first see the project in a concrete, production-ready form.
Key Facts
- Richard Goodall, the “singing janitor” from America’s Got Talent, has won the show and its $1 million prize, Deadline reports.
- Deadline reports that Goodall has a new feature-film development deal tied to his life story.
- Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance are named as producing partners on the project.
- Ben Everard (Everard Entertainment) and Andrew Lazar (Mad Chance) are identified as producers.
- The June 24, 2026 report does not include a release date, distributor, or filming timeline.