Lionsgate Makes Round Of Hires & Promotions In Development & Production
deadline.comAs the New Year kicks off for Lionsgate, the studio has bolstered its Motion Picture Group production team with a series of hires and promotions.Renewing his contract as EVP is James Myers who’ll take on an expanded strategic management role within the department alongside his growing slate of movies.
His recent movie include videogame feature adaptation Borderlands starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black; the Nicolas Cage satire The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent; the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy Shotgun Wedding; White Bird: A Wonder Story, a companion film to the 2017 hit and About My Father, which stars comedian Sebastian Maniscalco alongside screen legend Robert De Niro.Returning to Lionsgate as EVP of Production is Brady Fujikawa, who recently served as BRON Studios head of development.
During his previous time at Lionsgate, Fujikawa was also behind some of the studio’s upcoming titles including The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent; London, based on a Jo Nesbø story, with Oscar Isaac attached to star and Ben Stiller attached to direct.Meredith Wieck has been promoted to SVP.
She is overseeing some of the studio’s highly anticipated franchise sequels including Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Now You See Me 3 with a draft by Oscar-nominated writer Eric Warren Singer; a Dirty Dancing sequel, and Fascinating Rhythm, directed by John Carney and produced by Irwin Winkler and Martin Scorsese.
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