SANTA MONICA, Calif. and
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Leading entertainment industry executive and
entrepreneur Nathan Kahane has been
named President of the Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) Motion
Picture Group and former Good Universe and Disney executive
Erin Westerman has been named EVP of
Production, it was announced today by Lionsgate Motion Picture
Group Chairman Joe Drake. The
moves are part of a realignment of the Company's motion picture
business under its new leadership team.
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Kahane, a cofounder and CEO of Good Universe, acquired by
Lionsgate last October, and former President of Mandate Pictures,
has served as an executive producer on over 30 films. He is
widely regarded as one of the most filmmaker-friendly executives in
the industry with longtime talent relationships with comedy
superstars Seth Rogen and Evan
Goldberg of Point Grey Pictures (Flarsky,
Neighbors, Sausage Party), Sam Raimi and Robert
Tapert of Ghost House Pictures, a leader in the
horror/thriller genre with whom he has partnered on eight #1 box
office hits, and horror maven Fede
Alvarez (Don't Breathe, Evil Dead).
During his 20-year career, Kahane has shepherded a diverse array
of critically-acclaimed box office hits including the Academy
Award®-winning blockbuster Juno, the Harold &
Kumar comedy franchise, the comedy hits 50/50 and
This Is The End, Neighbors, and horror breakouts like
Don't Breathe, The Grudge, and Evil Dead.
Westerman, an experienced Good Universe and Walt Disney Company
production executive, was responsible for Good Universe's
critically-acclaimed and Golden Globe®-winning film The Disaster
Artist, the horror thriller Don't Breathe, and the
Disney hits Cinderella, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and Rob
Marshall's Into The Woods.
"I have worked alongside Nathan as an executive, entrepreneur
and producer for 15 years, during which he has demonstrated a
combination of great leadership skills, a game-changing approach to
filmmaking, and talent relationships that are second to none," said
Drake. "He has exactly the right skill set to sharpen the
focus of our film slate, deepen our relationships with world-class
talent, and lead our Motion Picture Group to the next level of
performance."
"I'm thrilled by the opportunity to join a great leadership team
at one of the most innovative and exciting studios in the
business," said Kahane. "I look forward to assembling a
commercially exciting, diverse slate of films that establishes
Lionsgate as a premier destination for the top creative talent in
the world. I'm also pleased to see Erin Westerman expand her managerial role, as
she has already proven her superb creative instincts, talent
relationships, and keen eye for top properties on which we will be
focused."
Lionsgate's upcoming slate includes the comedy Uncle
Drew, the eagerly-anticipated Sundance sensation Blindspotting, the
action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, the stylish thriller
A Simple Favor, the Seth Rogen/Charlize Theron comedy Flarsky, and the
star-driven event films The Kingkiller Chronicle,
John Wick: Chapter Three and
Chaos Walking.
About Lionsgate
The first major new studio in decades,
Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television
series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms
reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition
to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a
growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment,
gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a
16,000-title film and television library and delivered through a
global licensing infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content
created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse
composition of the Company's worldwide consumer base.
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