Daria Cercek Named President Of Disney Live Action Theatrical, Exiting Co-President Post At Paramount Motion Picture Group
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Walt Disney Studios has named Daria Cercek to become President, Disney Live Action – Theatrical.
She will report to David Greenbaum, President of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios. She will leave her post as Co-President, Motion Picture Group at Paramount Pictures, where with Michael Ireland she steered the studio’s film slates.
With the impending appointment of Skydance leadership at Paramount Global, I’d heard for some time that the well-regarded Cercek was being courted for a top post at Disney, and I’m told this has now transpired with the full support of Paramount President/CEO Brian Robbins.
Ireland will run the division at Paramount. In her new role, Cercek will be responsible for spearheading all aspects of Disney Live Action’s theatrical slate, driving the development and production of films inspired by the studio’s iconic stories and characters, and championing original projects.
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