By Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Amazon Studios motion picture executive Ted Hope is stepping down from his role under chief Jennifer Salke, Variety has learned.
Word from within Amazon is that Hope left by choice, and will transition out with a multi-year first look producing deal at the streamer.
He brought deep indie street cred to the fledgling division when it formed, to poor results at the box office and mixed critical reception for Amazon’s Prime Video service.
A replacement for Hope is unlikely as his colleagues Julie Rapaport and Matt Newman will absorb his duties, according to a memo from Salke sent to staff on Thursday congratulating the pair on their “expanded roles.” In the early days of Amazon’s original movies program,
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