Laika’s fifth film, “Missing Link,” will bow April 19, 2019, breaking free from Focus Features in a North American distribution alliance with Annapurna Pictures. The Yeti adventure opens ahead of DreamWorks’ similarly-themed “Abominable,” which Universal Pictures will release September 27, 2019, directed by Jill Culton (“Open Season”) and voiced by Chloe Bennet.
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Marc Weinstock is leaving Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures after a two-year stint as president in order to pursue another unspecified opportunity.
He will not be replaced as the company will phase out the position and give Weinstock’s duties to its senior leadership team.
During his tenure, he worked on a $350 million bank facility and on Annapurna’s distribution deal with MGM for the 25th James Bond film and for “Creed 2.” He also worked on Annapurna’s deal with Laika for its next animated feature, “Missing Link.” The company produced “Detroit” and “Phantom Thread,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Its upcoming titles include “Sorry to Bother You,” Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Sisters Brothers” with Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal, and “Destroyer” with Nicole Kidman.
Weinstock left 20th Century Fox as president of domestic theatrical marketing to join Annapurna Pictures in 2016. Weinstock joined Fox in 2014 after leaving Sony Pictures,...
He will not be replaced as the company will phase out the position and give Weinstock’s duties to its senior leadership team.
During his tenure, he worked on a $350 million bank facility and on Annapurna’s distribution deal with MGM for the 25th James Bond film and for “Creed 2.” He also worked on Annapurna’s deal with Laika for its next animated feature, “Missing Link.” The company produced “Detroit” and “Phantom Thread,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Its upcoming titles include “Sorry to Bother You,” Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Sisters Brothers” with Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal, and “Destroyer” with Nicole Kidman.
Weinstock left 20th Century Fox as president of domestic theatrical marketing to join Annapurna Pictures in 2016. Weinstock joined Fox in 2014 after leaving Sony Pictures,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Annapurna Pictures President Marc Weinstock is leaving the company.
The executive had only been with Megan Ellison’s shop for two years, and is said to be parting ways for another opportunity, an individual familiar with the company said.
There are no plans to staff a replacement, and his duties will be redistributed among remaining leadership. The executive came to Annapurna from 20th Century Fox.
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The company, which also has a TV division, is on the verge of releasing the Boots Riley Sundance hit “Sorry to Bother You” with Lakeith Stanfield, Armie Hammer and Tessa Thompson.
It also has several anticipated titles in the can, including “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” starring Cate Blanchett and directed by Richard Linklater; “If Beale Street Could Talk” from Barry Jenkins; and Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman’s cop thriller “Destroyer.”
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The executive had only been with Megan Ellison’s shop for two years, and is said to be parting ways for another opportunity, an individual familiar with the company said.
There are no plans to staff a replacement, and his duties will be redistributed among remaining leadership. The executive came to Annapurna from 20th Century Fox.
Also Read: Charlize Theron Cast as Megyn Kelly in Roger Ailes Movie
The company, which also has a TV division, is on the verge of releasing the Boots Riley Sundance hit “Sorry to Bother You” with Lakeith Stanfield, Armie Hammer and Tessa Thompson.
It also has several anticipated titles in the can, including “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” starring Cate Blanchett and directed by Richard Linklater; “If Beale Street Could Talk” from Barry Jenkins; and Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman’s cop thriller “Destroyer.”
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- 6/26/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Marc Weinstock, who joined Annapurna two years ago as its president, is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity. He will not be replaced; rather, the company is reorganizing and will phase out the position and re-delegate duties to the senior leadership team.
The exit is said to be amicable. While at Sony, Weinstock had worked with Annapurna on films American Hustle and Zero Dark Thirty, so there was a working relationship that already had been established.
Weinstock came to Annapurna after leaving Fox as president of domestic marketing in 2016. He was hired to oversee development and production for the West Hollywood-based Annapurna. Fox and at Sony set their individual and/or global box office records during his stint. Fox grossed a record-breaking $5.5B worldwide in 2014.
While at Annapurna, the executive not only helped secure a bank facility of $350M but also worked to secure the MGM distribution deal...
The exit is said to be amicable. While at Sony, Weinstock had worked with Annapurna on films American Hustle and Zero Dark Thirty, so there was a working relationship that already had been established.
Weinstock came to Annapurna after leaving Fox as president of domestic marketing in 2016. He was hired to oversee development and production for the West Hollywood-based Annapurna. Fox and at Sony set their individual and/or global box office records during his stint. Fox grossed a record-breaking $5.5B worldwide in 2014.
While at Annapurna, the executive not only helped secure a bank facility of $350M but also worked to secure the MGM distribution deal...
- 6/26/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Marc Weinstock is stepping down as president of Annapurna Pictures after less than two years in that role. According to company insiders, his decision to depart is amicable and he will not be replaced, but his duties will be distributed among other executives at Megan Ellison’s production and distribution company.
Weinstock joined Annapurna from 20th Century Fox, where he had been president of domestic theatrical marketing, at the end of 2016.
Weinstock, who prior to his stint at Fox served as president of worldwide marketing at Sony, had been overseeing development and production at Annapurna as it stepped up ...
Weinstock joined Annapurna from 20th Century Fox, where he had been president of domestic theatrical marketing, at the end of 2016.
Weinstock, who prior to his stint at Fox served as president of worldwide marketing at Sony, had been overseeing development and production at Annapurna as it stepped up ...
- 6/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marc Weinstock is stepping down as president of Annapurna Pictures after less than two years in that role. According to company insiders, his decision to depart is amicable and he will not be replaced, but his duties will be distributed among other executives at Megan Ellison’s production and distribution company.
Weinstock joined Annapurna from 20th Century Fox, where he had been president of domestic theatrical marketing, at the end of 2016.
Weinstock, who prior to his stint at Fox served as president of worldwide marketing at Sony, had been overseeing development and production at Annapurna as it stepped up ...
Weinstock joined Annapurna from 20th Century Fox, where he had been president of domestic theatrical marketing, at the end of 2016.
Weinstock, who prior to his stint at Fox served as president of worldwide marketing at Sony, had been overseeing development and production at Annapurna as it stepped up ...
- 6/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Slate includes Destroyer, Untitled Dick Cheney project, The Sisters Brothers.
Annapurna has confirmed that president Marc Weinstock is departing on good terms after two years in the post.
As the executive pursues new opportunities, the company plans to continue without a replacement and will divide up duties among the leadership team as it continues to to forge ahead with distribution and marketing activities.
Weinstock, who led North American marketing at Fox and Sony, leaves Megan Ellison’s ambitious company with a lot to look forward to.
During his tenure Annapurna set up a distribution joint venture with MGM that will...
Annapurna has confirmed that president Marc Weinstock is departing on good terms after two years in the post.
As the executive pursues new opportunities, the company plans to continue without a replacement and will divide up duties among the leadership team as it continues to to forge ahead with distribution and marketing activities.
Weinstock, who led North American marketing at Fox and Sony, leaves Megan Ellison’s ambitious company with a lot to look forward to.
During his tenure Annapurna set up a distribution joint venture with MGM that will...
- 6/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Shitty is shitty,” new Academy governor Whoopi Goldberg told me of the vote to expel a member for the second time in AMPAS’ 90-year history. As everyone in Hollywood struggles to keep their head straight amid a flood of sexual harassment scandals, this year’s crop of Oscar contenders braved Hollywood and Highland traffic snarls to charm a room full of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) members, including the 54 Governors who voted for this year’s five Honorary Oscars, presented at the 9th (untelevised) Governors Awards.
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
- 11/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Shitty is shitty,” new Academy governor Whoopi Goldberg told me of the vote to expel a member for the second time in AMPAS’ 90-year history. As everyone in Hollywood struggles to keep their head straight amid a flood of sexual harassment scandals, this year’s crop of Oscar contenders braved Hollywood and Highland traffic snarls to charm a room full of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) members, including the 54 Governors who voted for this year’s five Honorary Oscars, presented at the 9th (untelevised) Governors Awards.
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
- 11/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
When Annapurna Pictures moved into distribution, Hollywood viewed the move as bold but bizarre. In a market where indies struggle to survive, it was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model. Now after several costly, high-profile failures, Annapurna and MGM will work together to distribute their films theatrically in the U.S.
Annapurna hired veteran talent — from ex-Weinstein distribution president Erik Lomis and studio marketing exec Marc Weinstock to Focus Features’ publicity chief Adrienne Bowles — but they inexplicably chose “Detroit” as its first release. From director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind “The Hurt Locker” and Annapurna’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” this intense recreation of the 1967 race riot in Detroit is a tough sit and demanded special handling from the neophyte distributor.
The movie (Metascore: 78) opened well in 20 theaters in late July, but collapsed when it went wide to 2,800 screens the following weekend. (It topped out at $16.8 million domestic.
Annapurna hired veteran talent — from ex-Weinstein distribution president Erik Lomis and studio marketing exec Marc Weinstock to Focus Features’ publicity chief Adrienne Bowles — but they inexplicably chose “Detroit” as its first release. From director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind “The Hurt Locker” and Annapurna’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” this intense recreation of the 1967 race riot in Detroit is a tough sit and demanded special handling from the neophyte distributor.
The movie (Metascore: 78) opened well in 20 theaters in late July, but collapsed when it went wide to 2,800 screens the following weekend. (It topped out at $16.8 million domestic.
- 10/31/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When Annapurna Pictures moved into distribution, Hollywood viewed the move as bold but bizarre. In a market where indies struggle to survive, it was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model. Now after several costly, high-profile failures, Annapurna and MGM will work together to distribute their films theatrically in the U.S.
Annapurna hired veteran talent — from ex-Weinstein distribution president Erik Lomis and studio marketing exec Marc Weinstock to Focus Features’ publicity chief Adrienne Bowles — but they inexplicably chose “Detroit” as its first release. From director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind “The Hurt Locker” and Annapurna’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” this intense recreation of the 1967 race riot in Detroit is a tough sit and demanded special handling from the neophyte distributor.
The movie (Metascore: 78) opened well in 20 theaters in late July, but collapsed when it went wide to 2,800 screens the following weekend. (It topped out at $16.8 million domestic.
Annapurna hired veteran talent — from ex-Weinstein distribution president Erik Lomis and studio marketing exec Marc Weinstock to Focus Features’ publicity chief Adrienne Bowles — but they inexplicably chose “Detroit” as its first release. From director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind “The Hurt Locker” and Annapurna’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” this intense recreation of the 1967 race riot in Detroit is a tough sit and demanded special handling from the neophyte distributor.
The movie (Metascore: 78) opened well in 20 theaters in late July, but collapsed when it went wide to 2,800 screens the following weekend. (It topped out at $16.8 million domestic.
- 10/31/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Buyers return to Cannes like swallows to the Capistranos, but this year they’ll find a hostile landscape. Too many buyers, too few titles, and streaming-service disruptors are driving up prices all the while, making North American prebuys increasingly necessary.
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
- 5/15/2017
- by Anne Thompson and Graham Winfrey
- Thompson on Hollywood
Former Focus Features worldwide publicity and marketing chief lands at Megan Ellison’s auteur-driven company.
Adriene Bowles has been appointed president of publicity at Annapurna Pictures where she will oversee communications and spearhead publicity and awards campaigns.
Bowles arrives from Focus Features, where she served as president of worldwide publicity and executive vice-president of marketing.
She will work closely with and report to Annapurna president Marc Weinstock and president of marketing David Kaminow.
Annapurna is preparing to release Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Project, the first film under its new full-service marketing and distribution operation.
The crime drama takes place against the backdrop of Detroit’s 1967 riots and is scheduled to open theatrically on August 4.
“In building our marketing dream team, there was no better choice than Adriene, who from day one was at the top of our list to run publicity,” Kaminow said. “Her impressive background, passion, and strategic creativity are unparalleled and I look forward...
Adriene Bowles has been appointed president of publicity at Annapurna Pictures where she will oversee communications and spearhead publicity and awards campaigns.
Bowles arrives from Focus Features, where she served as president of worldwide publicity and executive vice-president of marketing.
She will work closely with and report to Annapurna president Marc Weinstock and president of marketing David Kaminow.
Annapurna is preparing to release Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Project, the first film under its new full-service marketing and distribution operation.
The crime drama takes place against the backdrop of Detroit’s 1967 riots and is scheduled to open theatrically on August 4.
“In building our marketing dream team, there was no better choice than Adriene, who from day one was at the top of our list to run publicity,” Kaminow said. “Her impressive background, passion, and strategic creativity are unparalleled and I look forward...
- 3/9/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Annapurna Pictures has named Adriene Bowles its new president of publicity. Bowles, a marketing and PR executive whose tenure at Focus Features stretches all the way back to its inception as USA Films, will work with Annapurna president Marc Weinstock and marketing president David Kaminow. In her new role, she’ll spearhead awards campaigns as part of Megan Ellison’s new marketing and distribution wing in addition to serving as Annapurna’s head of communications.
Bowles, who leaves her post as Focus’ president of worldwide publicity and executive VP marketing, worked on campaigns that included “Nocturnal Animals,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Milk,” “Lost in Translation,” and “Brokeback Mountain.”
Her hire is a significant move for Annapurna as it prepares to make a stance in specialty distribution. Annapurna is expected to be a significant player on the festival circuit, and was aggressively bidding for titles at the most recent Sundance Film Festival.
Bowles, who leaves her post as Focus’ president of worldwide publicity and executive VP marketing, worked on campaigns that included “Nocturnal Animals,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Milk,” “Lost in Translation,” and “Brokeback Mountain.”
Her hire is a significant move for Annapurna as it prepares to make a stance in specialty distribution. Annapurna is expected to be a significant player on the festival circuit, and was aggressively bidding for titles at the most recent Sundance Film Festival.
- 3/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Adriene Bowles, who ran publicity all through the various gyrations Focus Features went through over the past few years, is leaving to become president of publicity at Annapurna Pictures. It’s the latest signal Megan Ellison’s company is ready to step up as a substantial distributor as well as financier/producer of prestige fare, after top execs Erik Lomis and Marc Weinstock joined the company. Bowles, one of the most respected PR execs in the prestige space, will…...
- 3/9/2017
- Deadline
Adriene Bowles, longtime head of publicity at Focus Features, is joining Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures as that company ramps up its new marketing and distribution operation.
As president of publicity, Bowles will oversee publicity and awards campaigns for Annapurna's future releases as well as company communications.
With Marc Weinstock newly installed as president of Annapurna Pictures, the company is launching its own marketing and distribution division with the Aug. 4 release of Kathryn Bigelow’s currently untitled film set during the Detroit riots of 1967. Bowles will report to Weinstock and president of marketing David Kaminow.
"As Annapurna continues to grow, we truly could...
As president of publicity, Bowles will oversee publicity and awards campaigns for Annapurna's future releases as well as company communications.
With Marc Weinstock newly installed as president of Annapurna Pictures, the company is launching its own marketing and distribution division with the Aug. 4 release of Kathryn Bigelow’s currently untitled film set during the Detroit riots of 1967. Bowles will report to Weinstock and president of marketing David Kaminow.
"As Annapurna continues to grow, we truly could...
- 3/9/2017
- by Gregg Kilday ,Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Annapurna Pictures is launching a “long planned, full-service distribution and marketing operation” with Kathryn Bigelow’s “Untitled Detroit Project,” according to a statement. The new division will be overseen by president Marc Weinstock, president of marketing David Kaminow, president of distribution Erik Lomis and their respective teams.
Directed by Bigelow, “Untitled Detroit Project” is a crime-drama set against the backdrop of Detroit’s 1967 riots. Bigelow is a producer alongside Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Matthew Budman. The film’s release date will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the riots.
“Kathryn’s ‘Untitled Detroit Project’ is exemplary of the type of films we will be distributing,” Weinstock said in a statement. “I couldn’t be more confident in the team we are establishing to distribute and market the film in a way that is as creative and masterful as her film is.”
Mark Boal wrote the script and is producing alongside Colin Wilson.
Directed by Bigelow, “Untitled Detroit Project” is a crime-drama set against the backdrop of Detroit’s 1967 riots. Bigelow is a producer alongside Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Matthew Budman. The film’s release date will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the riots.
“Kathryn’s ‘Untitled Detroit Project’ is exemplary of the type of films we will be distributing,” Weinstock said in a statement. “I couldn’t be more confident in the team we are establishing to distribute and market the film in a way that is as creative and masterful as her film is.”
Mark Boal wrote the script and is producing alongside Colin Wilson.
- 1/20/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming, untitled film about Detroit’s 1967 riots will become the first film released through Annapurna Picture’s new marketing and distribution operation when it hits theaters on Aug. 4.
Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the company as president, is overseeing the new division alongside president of marketing David Kaminow; president of distribution Erik Lomis; and their respective teams.
“Kathryn’s Untitled Detroit Project is exemplary of the type of films we will be distributing. I couldn’t be more confident in the team we are establishing to distribute and market the film in a way that is as creative and masterful...
Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the company as president, is overseeing the new division alongside president of marketing David Kaminow; president of distribution Erik Lomis; and their respective teams.
“Kathryn’s Untitled Detroit Project is exemplary of the type of films we will be distributing. I couldn’t be more confident in the team we are establishing to distribute and market the film in a way that is as creative and masterful...
- 1/20/2017
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Annapurna Pictures now is employing a full marketing and distribution staff as the company expands into truly a mini-studio, reminiscent of the old Miramax but without the Harvey. It now is financing, marketing and distributing its own product and will be officially in full swing to try to hit Kathryn Bigelow's Untitled Detroit Project out of the park when it rolls out on August 4. Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the company as President, will oversee the new division…...
- 1/20/2017
- Deadline
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures is becoming a full-fledged theatrical distributor and marketer, according to a Friday statement released by the “Sausage Party” production company. Former Fox marketing executive Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the production company as its president, will oversee the new division alongside President of Marketing David Kaminow, President of Distribution Erik Lomis, and their respective teams. Its first release will be “The Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow’s untitled drama about the 1967 Detroit riots, which is set to hit theaters on Aug. 4 — the 50th anniversary of the riots. Bigelow is producing alongside Annapurna’s Ellison and Matthew.
- 1/20/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
The timely development comes as industry sources predict Megan Ellison’s team is in Sundance looking to make a statement buy as the festival heads into its first weekend.
The full-service distribution and marketing operation will kick off with the inaugural release of Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Project in theatres on August 4.
Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the company as president, will oversee the new division alongside president of marketing David Kaminow and president of distribution Erik Lomis.
The addition of a deep-pocketed buyer adds to speculation over who will make the big acquisition plays in Park City.
Prior to the festival there was talk that YouTube Red, Facebook and Apple could be the ones to watch besides Netflix and Amazon Studios. While those first three companies are making inroads into feature content and have the money to step up, the focus now turns to Annapurna.
“Kathryn’s Untitled Detroit Project is exemplary of the type...
The full-service distribution and marketing operation will kick off with the inaugural release of Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Project in theatres on August 4.
Marc Weinstock, who recently joined the company as president, will oversee the new division alongside president of marketing David Kaminow and president of distribution Erik Lomis.
The addition of a deep-pocketed buyer adds to speculation over who will make the big acquisition plays in Park City.
Prior to the festival there was talk that YouTube Red, Facebook and Apple could be the ones to watch besides Netflix and Amazon Studios. While those first three companies are making inroads into feature content and have the money to step up, the focus now turns to Annapurna.
“Kathryn’s Untitled Detroit Project is exemplary of the type...
- 1/20/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Joel and Ethan Coen are joining forces with Annapurna for their first television project, Western anthology “The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs,” the production company announced in a statement on Tuesday. Annapurna said it plans “to pursue an innovative television and theatrical integrated approach” for the project. The Coen brothers wrote the script and will direct. They will produce the project through their Mike Zoss Productions label. Annapurna CEO Megan Ellison and President of Television Sue Naegle will serve as executive producers. Also Read: Annapurna Names Fox Marketing Exec Marc Weinstock President “We are very excited to be working with Megan and Sue on this.
- 1/11/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
On Nov. 7, 20th Century Fox marketing president Marc Weinstock became the latest in a string of executives to make the move to Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, joining onetime HBO president Sue Naegle and former Weinstein Co. distribution chief Erik Lomis.
The high-profile hires — particularly Weinstock and Lomis — have led to speculation that Ellison, 30, will move into full distribution. But according to a source, Ellison is thinking much bigger.
Four top Sony games execs, including designer Nathan Gary, also have quietly defected to Annapurna in recent months — a seemingly unlikely fit given Ellison's focus on adult-skewing indie dramas that risk-averse...
The high-profile hires — particularly Weinstock and Lomis — have led to speculation that Ellison, 30, will move into full distribution. But according to a source, Ellison is thinking much bigger.
Four top Sony games execs, including designer Nathan Gary, also have quietly defected to Annapurna in recent months — a seemingly unlikely fit given Ellison's focus on adult-skewing indie dramas that risk-averse...
- 11/16/2016
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its own way, the Governors Awards is the most important film event of the year. On the surface, it’s the Academy Awards rendered in miniature as the Academy Board of Governors presents honorary Oscars to veteran film artists. But in reality, this is the Oscar starting gun wrapped in tuxedos and Louboutins: There’s never greater proximity to Academy voters.
Launched in 2009 to present career awards while not extending the already-long Oscarcast, the Governors Awards are meant to evoke the more-intimate feel of early Academy Award ceremonies. However, Oscar consultants quickly saw the event as an odyssey in its own right, since it provides an opportunity for intimate, grade-a campaigning just at the start of Phase 1 — the period that defines the Oscar season up until nominations are announced.
It’s a moment that won’t be matched for the rest of the season, but it also makes for...
Launched in 2009 to present career awards while not extending the already-long Oscarcast, the Governors Awards are meant to evoke the more-intimate feel of early Academy Award ceremonies. However, Oscar consultants quickly saw the event as an odyssey in its own right, since it provides an opportunity for intimate, grade-a campaigning just at the start of Phase 1 — the period that defines the Oscar season up until nominations are announced.
It’s a moment that won’t be matched for the rest of the season, but it also makes for...
- 11/14/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
In its own way, the Governors Awards is the most important film event of the year. On the surface, it’s the Academy Awards rendered in miniature as the Academy Board of Governors presents honorary Oscars to veteran film artists. But in reality, this is the Oscar starting gun wrapped in tuxedos and Louboutins: There’s never greater proximity to Academy voters.
Launched in 2009 to present career awards while not extending the already-long Oscarcast, the Governors Awards are meant to evoke the more-intimate feel of early Academy Award ceremonies. However, Oscar consultants quickly saw the event as an odyssey in its own right, since it provides an opportunity for intimate, grade-a campaigning just at the start of Phase 1 — the period that defines the Oscar season up until nominations are announced.
It’s a moment that won’t be matched for the rest of the season, but it also makes for...
Launched in 2009 to present career awards while not extending the already-long Oscarcast, the Governors Awards are meant to evoke the more-intimate feel of early Academy Award ceremonies. However, Oscar consultants quickly saw the event as an odyssey in its own right, since it provides an opportunity for intimate, grade-a campaigning just at the start of Phase 1 — the period that defines the Oscar season up until nominations are announced.
It’s a moment that won’t be matched for the rest of the season, but it also makes for...
- 11/14/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Updated with quotes: Marc Weinstock, who came to 20th Century Fox in 2014 as president of domestic theatrical marketing after a sea change in the executive ranks at Sony Pictures, has now hit another wave of executive shakeups two years later — in light of Stacey Snider coming into the studio as chairman and CEO. He will be leaving Fox at year’s end after overseeing the campaigns for Hidden Figures, Why Him? and Assassin’s Creed to join Annapurna Pictures as…...
- 11/7/2016
- Deadline
Twentieth Century Fox President of Domestic Theatrical Marketing Marc Weinstock will leave the studio at the end of the year to become president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures. Weinstock will become the latest veteran marketing and distribution executives to join Annapurna, which Ellison founded in 2011. Last year, Annapurna hired former Sony exec David Kaminow as its president of marketing. And in March, Ellison’s production company attracted longtime The Weinstein Company distribution chief Erik Lomis, prompting speculation the indie shingle had designs on becoming a full-fledged distribution engine as well as content creator. Also Read: Erik Lomis to Exit The Weinstein Company.
- 11/7/2016
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
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Ryan Reynolds has been chatting about using the internet to market Deadpool on a low budget.
Before the release of Deadpool, when we still weren't sure whether the movie was going to be a slam-dunk, there was one thing pretty much everyone could agree on: if the movie were to end up being a box office disappointment, then marketing was definitely not the problem.
See related The Amazing Spider-Man 3: what would have happened?
From the poop emoji billboard, to the hilarious rom-com poster, to the spontaneous viral videos filmed on Reynolds' own iPhone - both he and Fox's domestic marketing chief Marc Weinstock put blood, sweat and tears into every aspect of the film's promotion. But on a low budget, that meant inventing new techniques and directions for the film's marketing - and it helped that Reynolds was on top of it at every step of the way.
Ryan Reynolds has been chatting about using the internet to market Deadpool on a low budget.
Before the release of Deadpool, when we still weren't sure whether the movie was going to be a slam-dunk, there was one thing pretty much everyone could agree on: if the movie were to end up being a box office disappointment, then marketing was definitely not the problem.
See related The Amazing Spider-Man 3: what would have happened?
From the poop emoji billboard, to the hilarious rom-com poster, to the spontaneous viral videos filmed on Reynolds' own iPhone - both he and Fox's domestic marketing chief Marc Weinstock put blood, sweat and tears into every aspect of the film's promotion. But on a low budget, that meant inventing new techniques and directions for the film's marketing - and it helped that Reynolds was on top of it at every step of the way.
- 10/21/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: After launching the Taron Egerton-Hugh Jackman-starrer Eddie The Eagle with a sneak Sundance screening, 2oth Century Fox is going all in with a spot to play during Super Bowl 50. Even though The Eagle sometimes crashed after he soared, Fox marketing president Marc Weinstock said the film’s subject personifies themes that are completely relevant to Sunday’s gridiron match. “Eddie The Eagle is the underdog movie that has moved everyone who’s seen it with its…...
- 2/4/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: After launching the Taron Egerton-Hugh Jackman-starrer Eddie The Eagle with a sneak Sundance screening, 2oth Century Fox is going all in with a spot to play during Super Bowl 50. Even though The Eagle sometimes crashed after he soared, Fox marketing president Marc Weinstock said the film’s subject personifies themes that are completely relevant to Sunday’s gridiron match. “Eddie The Eagle is the underdog movie that has moved everyone who’s seen it with its…...
- 2/4/2016
- Deadline
Hollywood executives are flirting with a new, ambitious marketing concept: choosing popular dating apps to promote their latest projects. Earlier this month, Twentieth Century Fox hooked up with Tinder to market the comedy “Spy,” starring Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law, which opens later this week. Instead of a date, users were given the chance to “swipe right” (Tinder-speak for you’re interested) for free tickets to special screenings of the movie around the country. “It completely sold out in every market,” Fox Studios president of marketing Marc Weinstock told TheWrap. “Tinder was a perfect match for our audience. They’re very strong in.
- 6/3/2015
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Tinder and 20th Century Fox have partnered to give Tinder users advanced access to special screenings of Spy. This exclusive sneak peek will be offered to Tinder users in 50 markets, on Thursday, May 14 – weeks before the film’s nationwide release on June 5.
This first collaboration between Tinder and 20th Century Fox includes cross digital presence and in-theater elements, in addition to advance-screening access for the major motion picture.
Tinder users swiping in participating markets will be able to RSVP via the Tinder mobile app to receive a pair of tickets for the screening, subject to availability.
Participating cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego,...
This first collaboration between Tinder and 20th Century Fox includes cross digital presence and in-theater elements, in addition to advance-screening access for the major motion picture.
Tinder users swiping in participating markets will be able to RSVP via the Tinder mobile app to receive a pair of tickets for the screening, subject to availability.
Participating cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego,...
- 5/11/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Uber and 20th Century Fox are partnering to bring Uber riders exclusive access to Matthew Vaughn‘s spy thriller “Kingsman: The Secret Service” in 50 cities on Jan. 15, one month before the film hits theaters on Feb. 13.
Users in participating cities will have the opportunity to enter to win two passes to an advance screening by entering a designated code in the Uber app starting on Jan. 12 until 10 a.m. local time on Jan. 15. Winners will receive an email confirmation and theater directions for the screening.
See photos: Instagram Reveals Most-Liked Pics, Biggest Hashtag of 2014 (Photos)
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Users in participating cities will have the opportunity to enter to win two passes to an advance screening by entering a designated code in the Uber app starting on Jan. 12 until 10 a.m. local time on Jan. 15. Winners will receive an email confirmation and theater directions for the screening.
See photos: Instagram Reveals Most-Liked Pics, Biggest Hashtag of 2014 (Photos)
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- 1/12/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Photo: 20th Century Fox, Tm and © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
20th Century Fox and Uber are partnering to bring Uber riders exclusive access to the highly anticipated spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service in 50 cities on Thursday, January 15, one month in advance of the film’s official debut in theaters everywhere on February 13.
“Uber is the perfect partner to execute a never been done before experience around our highly anticipated movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service. We have a film that audiences are responding to in an amazing way, so we wanted Uber and their huge base of users to help spread the word”, said Marc Weinstock, President of Marketing, 20th Century Fox.
Uber users in participating cities will have the opportunity to enter to win two passes to the advance screening to Kingsman: The Secret Service on Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm by entering a designated code in the Uber...
20th Century Fox and Uber are partnering to bring Uber riders exclusive access to the highly anticipated spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service in 50 cities on Thursday, January 15, one month in advance of the film’s official debut in theaters everywhere on February 13.
“Uber is the perfect partner to execute a never been done before experience around our highly anticipated movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service. We have a film that audiences are responding to in an amazing way, so we wanted Uber and their huge base of users to help spread the word”, said Marc Weinstock, President of Marketing, 20th Century Fox.
Uber users in participating cities will have the opportunity to enter to win two passes to the advance screening to Kingsman: The Secret Service on Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm by entering a designated code in the Uber...
- 1/12/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nicholas Weiss has been named Svp Creative Advertising at Sony Pictures Entertainment, the latest exec hire in the studio’s marketing division. He will report to Michael Pavlic, who in July was promoted to replace the departing President of Worldwide Advertising Tommy Gargotta. Pavlic made today’s announcement along with Theatrical Marketing President Dwight Caines, who came from the digital side to land the top job after Marc Weinstock departed in September 2013.
In September, Sony hired former Paramount marketing chief Josh Greenstein as head of worldwide marketing and distribution, replacing Jeff Blake, who exited after launching Sony’s summer box office.
Weiss comes from entertainment marketer Vibe Creative La, which helped on campaigns for Sony pics including The Amazing Spider-Man movies and 22 Jump Street as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Maleficent, Ted and Django Unchained. At Sony he will oversee creative advertising campaigns for projects including the untitled Cameron Crowe...
In September, Sony hired former Paramount marketing chief Josh Greenstein as head of worldwide marketing and distribution, replacing Jeff Blake, who exited after launching Sony’s summer box office.
Weiss comes from entertainment marketer Vibe Creative La, which helped on campaigns for Sony pics including The Amazing Spider-Man movies and 22 Jump Street as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Maleficent, Ted and Django Unchained. At Sony he will oversee creative advertising campaigns for projects including the untitled Cameron Crowe...
- 11/11/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Generating heat for Ben Affleck‘s “Gone Girl” — a dark whodunnit with major storyline surprises — without tipping its key plot twists was a tricky test for Fox's marketing team. With a stunning $37 million opening weekend at the box office now in the books, it's safe to say they aced it. “It was a campaign of mystery,” Marc Weinstock, president of domestic theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox, told TheWrap, “Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?” It was also back-loaded, with carefully timed screenings, early social media, strategic targeting of males — and determined spoiler avoidance. Also read: ‘Gone Girl’ Edges Past...
- 10/7/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Following a rough 2013, Spe co-chairmen Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal have been shifting gears of late, on the one hand letting go of distribution and marketing execs Jeff Blake and Marc Weinstock, and on the other bolstering their executive roster with strong players like Michael De Luca, who now runs production under Columbia motion picture president Doug Belgrad. They are also buttressing the Sony release slate by investing in well-financed production labels run by powerful ex-studio chiefs Tom Rothman (Twentieth Century Fox, now TriStar Productions) and Jeff Robinov (Warner Bros., now Studio 8). The question is whether Lynton and Pascal are shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. They make a tight and loyal team, but by any measure Pascal is in a tentative position, and any one of these men could be poised to fill her shoes. That does not mean these players all want to return to the chores of administration and.
- 9/19/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
This looks to be the final piece of 20th Century Fox Film’s distribution structure, which has been in revamp mode since the exit of Oren Aviv as Chief Movie Marketing Officer last October. Craig Dehmel, most recently Svp Sales and Strategic Planning for the international unit, has been promoted to Evp International Distribution. He will be tasked with all international distribution matters including strategic dating, competitive analysis, by-film financial review, box office reporting, exhibitor relations, third-party distributor relations, and cross-divisional integrated release planning.
Those duties had been handled by Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus, co-presidents of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing and Distribution, the co-heads tapped after Aviv left and Fox marketing was combined into a worldwide division. In January, former Sony worldwide theatrical marketing chief Marc Weinstock was hired as president of domestic marketing.
Dehmel helped spearhead internationally distributed titles for the studio including Avatar and Life Of Pi and...
Those duties had been handled by Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus, co-presidents of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing and Distribution, the co-heads tapped after Aviv left and Fox marketing was combined into a worldwide division. In January, former Sony worldwide theatrical marketing chief Marc Weinstock was hired as president of domestic marketing.
Dehmel helped spearhead internationally distributed titles for the studio including Avatar and Life Of Pi and...
- 9/10/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Paramount's Josh Greenstein is nearing a deal to replace Marc Weinstock as the head of marketing at Sony Pictures Entertainment, an individual familiar with the situation has told TheWrap. In response to Greenstein's departure, Paramount has announced three promotions from within its marketing, distribution and advertising teams, elevating home-grown talent to key positions in the organization under studio vice chairman Rob Moore. Also read: Paramount Gives ‘Ninja Turtles’ Megafan With Muscular Dystrophy a Private Screening Megan Colligan has been promoted to president of worldwide distribution and marketing, overseeing distribution and marketing for Paramount's theatrical and home media groups and continuing to report to Rob.
- 9/2/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Exclusive: David Singh, who has worked in creative advertising at both Disney and most recently at Sony Pictures Entertainment, is going to 20th Century Fox after leaving Sony two weeks ago. He is expected to be named exec vp of creative advertising working under Marc Weinstock, head of domestic marketing. He had served at Sony for three years working on a number of campaigns and left on his own volition. He previously worked at Disney for 10 years. Singh will work alongside Arnaldo D’Alfonso, executive vice president and creative director. Weinstock and Singh worked together at Sony and D’Alfonso and […]...
- 7/31/2014
- Deadline
Twentieth Century Fox Film has hired Marc Weinstock as to be its new president of domestic theatrical marketing, four months after he was let go amid a shakeup at Sony, the studio said Wednesday. The former Sony marketing guru joins Fox on January 13 and will report to Worldwide Theatrical Marketing and Distribution Co-Presidents Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus. He replaces Oren Aviv, who was forced out last October in an executive overhaul that also led to the departure of Chief Creative Officer Tony Sella. It’s a home-coming for Weinstock, who began his career at Fox Searchlight. Also read: Fox...
- 1/8/2014
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Former Sony executive Marc Weinstock has been named president of domestic theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox, effective Jan. 13. Weinstock's hire marks the first major move by newly installed co-presidents of worldwide marketing and distribution Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus, to whom Weinstock will report. At Sony, Weinstock had served as head of worldwide marketing. “We are thrilled to welcome Marc to Fox to head up our domestic marketing operation. He has proven time and again that he has tremendous strategic vision and creative flair; and as we form a truly global marketing and distribution operation, we know
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- 1/8/2014
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Breaking: David Bishop, president of Sony‘s Home Entertainment division, is leaving when his current contract expires in March, the company said today. No replacement has been named, but it’s the latest big move at Sony which has been making news of late with its restructuring activities in the Sony Pictures Entertainment realm that includes a renewed focus on its TV biz while paring down its annual film slate after weak results on the movie side. That revamp includes swapping out marketing chief Marc Weinstock for digital marketing head Dwight Caines and the departure of longtime Sony Pictures media relations topper Steve Elzer. “During his tenure, David played a tremendous role in building the home entertainment organization we have in place today: an innovative business that can compete aggressively in the evolving digital marketplace.” Spe boss Michael Lynton said today. “We appreciate his many contributions to the company and...
- 12/18/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
In a matter of months, Hollywood has seen the closest thing to a clean sweep of top studio marketing executives the likes of which hasn’t happened in recent memory. Last week’s ouster of Oren Aviv (top photo at left) from Twentieth Century Fox was only the latest in a rather astonishing series of firings at Hollywood’s movie studios: Marc Weinstock (top at right) was shown the door at Sony Pictures after a summer of underperforming movies including “After Earth,” “White House Down” and “Elysium.” Anne Globe (top in middle), a close deputy to DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Wish the brother good luck. He’s going to need it!It’s no secret that Sony Pictures had a lousy summer season. After Earth and Elysium were both box office disappointments, though the overseas take for both films will soften the blow. Also, White House Down and Smurfs 2 were busts, with the only real moneymaker the studio had being the way-from-left-field-where-in-the-the-hell-did-that-come-from unexpected hit This Is The End.Needless to say, in the cutthroat world of the film industry, somebody’s head was going to roll, and this time the ax fell on Marc Weinstock, who was president of theatrical marketing for Sony Pictures. He was “ousted” after one of the studio’s...
- 10/4/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
After months of corporate upheaval at Sony and the ousting of two well-respected executives, questions are now being raised about the future of the studio’s top leadership. There is no sign change is imminent, yet such speculation is lent credence by the sudden lack of stability at studios around town. Also read: Sony Marketing Chief Marc Weinstock Exits Studio After Poor Summer Adam Fogelson lost his job as Chairman of Universal after a summer in which his studio released three of the year’s most successful films. Jeff Robinov lost his job as the head of Warner Bros.’ film studio after winning an.
- 9/27/2013
- by Rebecca Rosenberg
- The Wrap
After a brutal summer, Sony's fortunes should improve this weekend with the debut of 3D animated pic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. The studio is projecting a $30 million to $35 million opening, although many box-office observers expect the family film to cross $40 million. Cloudy 2 opens just days after Sony showed its global head of marketing Marc Weinstock the door. Digital marketing president Dwight Caines is replacing Weinstock, although Caines will only spearhead domestic campaigns. The sequel opens four years after the first Cloudy turned into a surprise hit for Sony Pictures Animation, opening to
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- 9/26/2013
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More and more, executives who know the digital universe are moving up the studio ranks. See Kevin Tsujihara at Warner Bros. and Amy Powell at Paramount, and now Dwight Caines at Sony. He replaces respected Columbia TriStar Motion Pictures' outgoing theatrical marketing president Marc Weinstock, who was himself a rising star when he moved to the studio marketing department after boosting many hits at Sony subsidiary Screen Gems. (He may return to his old stomping grounds.) Caines started at Sony in 1997 as director of market research after helping Chase Manhattan Bank go online. He reports, along with Sony International marketing head Nigel Clark, to Sony vice-chairman and worldwide marketing and distribution chief Jeff Blake. Weinstock and exiting Sony publicity exec Steve Elzer are both fall guys for the studio's recent box office slump. Did the studio's movies really disappoint because of lackluster marketing? I don't think so. But when a studio management team is.
- 9/25/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Dwight Caines has been promoted to president of domestic theatrical marketing at Sony after heading up digital marketing for the film studio, and Nigel Clark will serve as president of Sony's marketing efforts overseas. Caines replaces ousted marketing chief Marc Weinstock, who exited the top job after a dismal summer at the box office. Weinstock had served as president of marketing worldwide. Caines will report to Jeff Blake, vice chairman of the film studio. He had run Sony's global digital motion picture marketing since 2005. Clark, who previously reported to Weinstock, will now report to Blake. “I am very pleased to
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- 9/25/2013
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dwight Caines will be president of theatrical marketing for the Columbia TriStar Motion Pictures Group, overseeing the domestic release of the studio’s films, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Wednesday. He will replace Marc Weinstock, who was ousted from the company this week following a string of summer releases like “After Earth” and “White House Down” that flopped at the box office. He takes over at a time of change at the studio. Longtime theatrical publicist Steve Elzer was also ousted recently in the wake of the studio’s floundering performance. Also read: Sony to Talk Entertainment Business With Investors...
- 9/25/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
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