Kevin Wilson has officially been named Head of Theatrical Distribution for Amazon Studios and MGM as the parent company combines labels into one theatrical distribution group.
The news comes in the wake of the death of the previous Amazon-MGM distribution boss, Erik Lomis, who was the subject of a heartfelt remembrance Tuesday at CinemaCon by several including Chris Aronson; former MGM Motion Picture bosses Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, now at Warner Bros; and as Warner Bros Domestic Distribution chief Jeff Goldstein.
Recently, Amazon’s pivot back to theatrical saw the $272 million global success of Creed III and the current $69M global gross for Ben Affleck’s dramedy Air, about how Nike nabbed Michael Jordan to make the Air Jordan sneaker.
Wilson is a longtime lieutenant of Lomis and is a distribution vet who has handled 100 films that in total grossed more that $7 billion stateside. RELATED: CinemaCon 2023 – Deadline’s Full Coverage Wilson worked at Summit Entertainment and Open Road Films distribution, handling such pics as Best Picture Oscar winners Spotlight and The Hurt Locker; MGM’s Best Picture Oscar nominees Licorice Pizza and Women Talking; and overseeing the distribution of successful franchise films including Twilight and No Time to Die.
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