Lionsgate Names Eric Kops as Head of Global Comms for Motion Picture Group

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Liston was promoted to lead the Global Marketing department last year. She previously held the job and Kops will report to Liston.“Eric could not be more respected for his creativity, intelligence, experience, and leadership skills, which made him the perfect choice to head up the department,” Liston said in a statement. “His impeccable relationships with talent and representatives, alongside his thorough understanding of every aspect of the job from strategy to media training, have made him an invaluable addition to our overall marketing team.”Kops joined Lionsgate in 2020, and worked on “Spiral: From the Book of Saw” and “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” as well as “American Underdog.” He is currently leading the publicity campaigns for “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” starring Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal, the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4; White Bird: A Wonder Story,” “Borderlands,” starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black, “About My Father,” starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro, “Are You There God?

It’s Me, Margaret,” the adaptation of the Judy Blume classic, from writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and producer James L. Brooks, and the untitled Adele Lim Comedy project, amongst others.A veteran publicist that has been working in entertainment marketing and publicity since 1991, Kops previously worked at Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company, as SVP of Publicity, overseeing the campaigns for films including “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “The Hurt Locker,” which won six Oscars including Best Picture, and all of the “Twilight” saga films.Prior to Summit, Kops spent six years at MGM/UA, and became EVP of Worldwide Publicity and Promotions.