‘Everything Everywhere’ Producer AGBO Names Ryan Verniere SVP Of Story
deadline.comHot on the heels of their Best Picture Oscar win as the producers of the Daniels’ A24 breakout Everything Everywhere All at Once, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo’s AGBO has named Ryan Verniere as their new Senior Vice President of Story.
The move follows the company’s early February appointment of Michael Disco as President of Film. Verniere comes to AGBO after almost nearly a decade at League of Legends publisher Riot Games, where he rose through the ranks from Senior Writer to Creative Director for Franchises.
In his new role, he will be part of the senior team developing original film and television IP for AGBO, ushering in a new era of fantasy and science fiction storytelling with an internal creative team led by Chief Creative Officer Angela Russo-Otstot. “Ryan is an innovative worldbuilder of the highest order,” said AGBO’s Co-Presidents of Story, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. “He has both a deep well of esoteric knowledge and the storytelling skills to transform it into popular entertainment.
His facility with mythology, character, and genre will make him an incredibly valuable addition to AGBO and all we’re trying to create.” Verniere went on to say that he’s “spent the last two decades working on digital toys as a Geppetto of sorts.
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