Lee Rosenthal Named President Worldwide Physical Production, Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios

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Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins has announced that the studio’s 27-year vet and Nickelodeon consultant Lee Rosenthal has been appointed to the newly-created role of President, Worldwide Physical Production, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios as the conglom looks to optimize and strategically align across both studios.Rosenthal will manage physical production across Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Animation and Live Action with those divisions reporting directly to him.Lee was most recently President of Physical Production for Paramount Pictures, controlling physical production, staffing, budgeting, and troubleshooting for the Melrose lot’s slate from soup to nuts, working on such movies as Top Gun: Maverick and A Quiet Place Part II.Below is Robbins’ memo about Rosenthal’s appointment:All,As Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon move closer together through our overarching franchise strategy, I have worked hard and methodically to identify areas that bridge the business in ways that enhance and best support each brand’s singularity.

Physical production is an area where there is significant opportunity for alignment and optimization across Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios.

As a result of this strategic alignment, I am pleased to announce that studio veteran Lee Rosenthal has been named President, Worldwide Physical Production, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios, effective immediately and reporting to me.Lee was previously at Paramount for 27 years, and most recently served as a consultant at Nickelodeon since August of last year.

In this newly-created role, Lee will return to the Melrose Lot to oversee physical production across Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation,