Season 5 promoted Christopher Slugger to head of film as the studio expands its in-house production and feature film development.
Slager will oversee anticipated studio productions including Netflix/Artists Equity the animalsStarring Matt Damon and directed by Ben Affleck, with a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman. the monster Directed by Emmy Award winner James Madigan.
Alexis Garcia, who previously ran features, will launch a new project with support for Season 5, details to be announced in the future. Garcia will remain an advisor to the studio during the transition.
Among those titles on the horizon for Season 5 under Slager’s direction are the works of Stephen Chbosky Nonas, starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, and Linda Cardellini; Jan Komasa holiday, starring Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Madeline Brewer, McKenna Grace, and Darryl McCormack; Nick Rowland She’s riding shotgunStarring Taron Egerton. And friendshipstarring Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson and Kate Mara, is directed by Emmy Award-nominated writer-director Andrew DeYoung.
Slager previously served as a partner and senior vice president of film finance and sales at Endeavor Content and WME. Before that, he worked at Focus Features. former Forbes 30 under 30 An honorary recipient, Slager has more than 100 feature films to his credit, including Oscar nominees Florida Project And muddyBeside Jerry and Marge go big, “The Banker”, “Unclogged”, “Peanut Butter Falcon”.winner of the Independent Spirit Award pigand the Book club Commercial franchise.
“Christopher is one of the most dynamic and entrepreneurial CEOs today,” said Season 5 co-CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice. He added: “We believe there is significant opportunity ahead in the film space, and we are committed to expanding our focus on production and in-house development under his leadership.”
“Over the past decade and a half, I have been inspired by colleagues and artists whose vision and perseverance have produced many of the great films of our time,” Slager said. “Our Season 5 cinematic portfolio has learned and grown a lot over the past few years and has been steadily built to offer filmmakers an alternative at a moment of industry transformation.”
Includes Season 5’s featured canon 80 for BradyMichael Bay Ambulanceand multiple Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal Missing daughteramong other titles.