Lionsgate increased Erin Westerman to the president of the Lionsgate film group.
This was to expect the news of the news that the president of the Lionsgate films group Nathan Kahane leaves at the end of the year for a production agreement with the studio. Westerman was previously president of film production.
In his role, Westerman will supervise all aspects of the development and production of the theatrical slate of Lionsgate. She will present herself to Adam Fogelson, president, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
Fogelson said: “Erin’s deep impact on our studio cannot be overestimated. She won respect for her peers and talents through hard work, an incredible sense of stories and great choices, whether it is linked to the distribution or management of some of our most important IPs. However, it is his farce of intelligence, his passion for cinema that continues to do the greatest work. Leader, and I can’t wait to shape our slate together.
Westerman is currently in the process of announces Francis Lawrence The long walkwhich will be released in theaters on September 12. She also oversees the third episode led by Ruben Fleischer of the Box Office of nearly $ 700 million Now you see me franchise, Now you see me: now you don’t do it (November 14); The thriller directed by Paul Feig The maid (on December 25), with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in the adaptation of the best -selling novel; as well as Michael Jackson’s biopic MichaelProduced by Graham King and directed by Antoine Fuqua; And Marc Webb’s Day drinkerWith Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, and Kingdom Story Company’s I can only imagine 2 (February 20, 2026).
The main development films under his direction include reimagination by Luca Guadagnino from the studio American psycho; MonopolyBased on the Hasbro Bien-Aimée brand global and produced by the Luckychap productions of Margot Robbie; NarutoBased on one of the properties of the most popular manga in the world, which will be led by Destin Daniel Cretton; The reimagination of the iconic Blair Witch project In partnership with Horror Leader Blumhouse; and the continuous expansion of John Wick Universe with an animated prequel, a spin-off of action and John Wick: Chapter five Everything in preparation.
Westerman had a heavy hand to set up on the casts for the next studio The Hunger Games: Sunrise on harvestDirected by Glenn Close, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning and Billy Porter. The director of the franchise prequel retracks Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson and who should open on November 20, 2026.
Westerman joined Lionsgate in 2017 and put sotts passing such as John Wick: Parabellum And John Wick: Chapter 4, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakeswho collected nearly $ 350 million at the world box office; Rian Johnson’s sleep struck Kniveswho obtained an Oscar nomination for the best original scenario; And the nomine to the Oscars Bomb.
Before joining Lionsgate, Westerman was responsible for development in Good Universe, where she produced successful films such as The disaster artist, Neighbors 2, is always my perhapsAnd Do not breathe. She began her career as a production director at Walt Disney Studios, where she supervised production on successful films such as CinderellaDirected by Kenneth Branagh, and In the woodsDirected by Rob Marshall.
