Lord Miller Appoints Lucy Kitada As EVP, Film
deadline.comLucy Kitada has joined Lord Miller, the production company of Oscar winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, as EVP, Film. In this new role, she will find, develop and produce film projects, reporting to President of Film Aditya Sood.Lord Miller also announced today that it has extended the contracts of VP, Film Rebecca Karch Tomlinson and VP, Film NikkI Baida, promoting Justin Lee to Creative Executive.
Tomlinson exec produced the upcoming indie Los Frikis from directors Mike Schwarz and Tyler Nilson, with Baida exec producing the upcoming Universal feature Strays, starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and Will Forte, which is slated for release on June 9, 2023.Kitada previously served as EVP of Film at Picturestart.
She most recently produced Stephanie Allyne & Tig Notaro’s Am I Ok?, starring Dakota Johnson, Soyona Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons and Molly Gordon, which she brought in as Picturestart’s first fully-financed feature.
The film generated buzz when it premiered at Sundance 2022 and sold to HBO Max in one of the festival’s major deals. She also produced Luckiest Girl Alive, alongside Made Up Stories, for Netflix.
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