MGM’s Orion Pictures Rebrands as Label for Underrepresented Voices, Names Alana Mayo President
MGM’s Orion Pictures is relaunching its brand as a studio label for underrepresented voices and has named veteran industry executive and producer Alana Mayo as the new Orion Pictures president, Michael De Luca, MGM’s film group chairman and Pam Abdy, MGM’s film group president.In an internal memo from De Luca and Abdy shared with TheWrap, John Hegeman will be stepping down from his role at Orion in early October after three years with the label, as will his team, following the opening of the studio’s latest release “Bill & Ted Face the Music.”The new Orion will focus on developing, producing and acquiring features that amplify underserved voices in front of and behind the camera.Mayo will oversee the label’s day-to-day operations, including