How Universal Doubled Down on Big Movies and Came Out on Top
variety.comUniversal Pictures presentation and Donna Langley — chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and the newly minted chief content officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group — had yet to step on stage.
Her team showed off glimpses of the sexy, action-packed tornado sequel “Twisters,” the Gen Z-leaning creepfest “Nosferatu” from Robert Eggers and an extended sequence from the latest installment of Illumination’s “Despicable Me” series.
But where was Langley, the woman whose status has risen astronomically since her promotion (on top of a 2022 appointment to dame of the British empire, and inclusion on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list)?
Waiting in the wings to show off her studio’s biggest bet for 2024, the first part of a two-film adaptation of the smash stage musical “Wicked.” “We believe our best year should always be in front of us, and our best projects always in the pipeline,” Langley told the audience when she emerged in a pale-green power suit that looked straight off an Emerald City runway. “It is what we’ve built at this studio, and what this studio is built to keep doing for years to come.” The dame did not speak falsely.
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