David Zaslav “Thrilled” Toby Emmerich Remaining Part Of Warner Discovery Family, Outlines New Structure; De Luca & Abdy Made Official
01.06.2022 - 23:11
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Wednesday dropped his memo to staff about Toby Emmerich stepping down as Chairman of the Motion Picture Group and the three new studio divisions being put in place. It’s a slightly similar structure to the way Disney handles its franchise brands, with the hope that DC will have its own Kevin Feige maestro to exploit IP across all mediums.
At the same time, the studio has sent out the official press release announcing former MGM film executives Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy being named co-chairpersons and CEOs of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which currently includes Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema, DC-Based Film Production, and Warner Bros. Feature Animation.
“Michael and Pam are supremely talented creative leaders with a proven track record of success. We are thrilled to welcome them both to our Warner Bros. Discovery family, and look forward to seeing them take this nearly century-old iconic studio to even greater heights of excellence in film,” said Zaslav in a statement.
“Warner Bros. is home to the best creatives in the business and Pam and I look forward to executing on David’s directive to ‘dream big and dream bold’ as we strive to create the next generation of hit movies with the power to entertain, excite and inspire,” said De Luca. “We’re grateful to Toby for the tremendous impact he has had on this studio and our industry and we’re thrilled to be able to continue to benefit from his vast experience and creativity.”
Emmerich and Zaslav just traveled to Cannes for the world premiere of Elvis, which the latter told Deadline at the afterparty he was wowed by. Zaslav also enjoyed and took cell phone video of the drone Elvis Presley music themed light show. That five
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