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Disney Shakeup: Sean Bailey Exits As President Of Walt Disney Motion Picture Studios, Searchlight’s David Greenbaum Takes Over & Also Will Run 20th
Walt Disney Motion Picture Studios President Sean Bailey Exiting, Searchlight co-Head David Greenbaum is taking over.
EXCLUSIVE: Effective immediately, Walt Disney ‘s President of Motion Picture Studios, Sean Bailey, who turned their animation vault into a multi-billion dollar live-action movie business, is departing after fifteen years on the lot. With deep-working relationships with auteurs such as Lanthimos, Martin McDonagh, Guillermo del Toro, Taika Waititi among others, Greenbaum will bring a fresh perspective to development at Disney’s live-action motion picture studio division. With the launch of Disney’s streaming service Disney+ in November 2019, Bailey expanded his duties to oversee the streamer’s live-action movies including reimaginings of Lady and the Tramp and Pinocchio, featuring Tom Hanks as Geppetto; character-driven films such as Togo; inspirational sports dramas such as Rise, about NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo; and sequels to popular originals as Hocus Pocus 2(at one point the OTT service’s most watched movie, Enchanted follow-up Disenchanted, and Peter Pan & Wendy.
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