It’s all but official: Sony Motion Picture Group co-president Josh Greenstein will depart the studio for a top job under David Ellison once the $8 billion Paramount Global–Skydance merger closes, sources confirm.
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report this spring that Greenstein would be part of the management team installed by Ellison at the newly configured conglomerate. It’s not clear exactly what his job will be, but it’s expected to extend beyond only Paramount Pictures.
The FCC approved the deal on July 24, but it won’t officially close until August 7 or thereabouts. It’s not clear whether Ellison will wait until then to officially announce his roster of executives beyond what’s already known.
Skydance declined to comment regarding Greenstein. Ditto for Sony.
Greenstein has a longstanding relationship with Skydance chief David Ellison and chief creative officer Dana Goldberg, who will likewise play a major role at the newly merged company.
At Sony, Greenstein shares the co-president title with Sanford Panitch, with both reporting directly to Sony Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman, who recently reupped his contract.
Greenstein previously worked at Paramount Pictures, heading up marketing and distribution. It was during that time that he got to know Ellison, whose company co-financed Paramount’s biggest franchises, including Mission: Impossible.
When arriving at Sony, Greenstein likewise first focused on marketing and distribution, but then moved up the ranks to co-head the motion picture group, where he helps oversee all aspects of the development and creative process in addition to a film’s release.
The titles he’s worked on at Sony include Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home; the two Venom movies; A Man Called Otto; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Jumanji: The Next Level; Little Women; Bad Boys for Life; Ghostbusters: Afterlife; Uncharted, The Woman King, Where the Crawdads Sing and, most recently, 28 Years Later.
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