Jen Salei comes out of Amazon MGM Studios and moved to a production deal, Mike Hopkins has announced the President of Prime Video & Amazon MGM SustIize in a note for employees. It will not be replaced; Instead, the president of the movie Courtenay Valenti and TV president Fernon Sanders will now reports directly to Hopkins.
Speculation has increased in recent months with regard to the SALKE status in Amazon, which I first joined in 2018 after a long period in NBC (before that, 20th Center Fox). Both Hopkins and Salik said that in the end its decision to make a change. As part of the SALKE exit, she plans to launch her new Shilg through a TV deal and a first look at Amazon MGM Studios.
“While I was thinking about the next chapter, I was always looking for that moment as I was positive because our work has created the Amazon MGM studios for more long -term success,” Salik said in a statement. “When I look at the teams that we put in place, our amazing leaders, the amazing list of movies and shows we have in the pipeline, I now realized that this moment is. I look forward to continuing to do what I love, cultivating talents, supporting their vision, and bringing convincing stories to the audience around the world.”
Meanwhile, with the reports of both Valenti and Sanders now to Hopkins, you will now work as a distinctive film and TV studios under the Amazon MGM logo. However, Suo Kroll will continue to oversee global marketing through both films and television, and also submitted reports to Hopkins.
“We have decided to flatten the structure of our leadership and not fill the role of studios,” Hopkins wrote in his memo. “In line with the recent Amazon works to simplify the reporting lines and accelerate the decision -making, we felt that this is the best direction of our studio, which will now work as a distinctive film and TV psalms.”
In addition to this change, Hopkins also added that there is more in terms of the largest studio in the studio: “We’ll take a few weeks to hold studied conversations with Jen’s Directs and others to finish finishing on the long -term ideal structure of Amazon MGM Studios as a whole, and we will have more to participate in this work soon.”
Salake excelled in a number of successes during her mandate, including Prime Hit “Reacher” and romantic actors “MR. & MS. The” Boys “privilege such as” The Boys “and Spinoffs as well The distinguished drama series category in EMMYS.
Before Salake’s arrival, Prime Video focused almost exclusively on an independent TV fare; She brought a broader sensitivity that led to some of her biggest songs. Salik’s departure news came by chance on the same day that showed the latest weekly broadcasting categories for Nielsen (for the week from February 24 to March 2), the main actor of Prime Video “Reacher” took the first hole, which is the second time that the show made.
On the side of the movies, the studio won with Romcoms like “The Idea of You”, star of Anne Hathaway, and “Red White & Royal Blue”, as well as a new edition “Road House”, which was appointed to empty sequel. The black comedy “Solthren” was the title of acquisition, but the exciting psychological excitement made waves on the main video.
However, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, which costs 700 million amazing dollars, in addition to the international spy series for Russians “Citadel (the cost of the first season is $ 250 million) and Dwayne Johnson Action Action Action” Red One “(also 250 million dollar). The mixed results of some of these projects have talked about Amazon rethinking some of their strategy and being more selective with their spending.
SALKE’s departure news comes a month after Amazon MGM Studios dominated the famous James Bond concession from Stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Earlier this week, Amy Pascal and David Heymann were confirmed on board to produce the upcoming bond movie in the studio.
The Amazon Film strategy radically turned during Salik. The executive authority initially gave Ende Sandans priorities such as “Bretani runs a marathon”, “late at night” and “the report” before heading to more cut by stars such as “being Ricardos” and “The Tomorow War”. The latter was a action movie Chris Pratt represented one of the rare pioneering strokes (at least, according to the mysterious viewers’ data from the Prime Video at the time). However, despite the power of Star, Amazon Movie shows are often struggled to get this type of awards that Netflix received.
The company’s mission changed again after the MGM acquisition in 2022, where the features of films such as Bond, Pink Panther and Rocky Rockys were under the difference of Amazon. “Creed III” achieved a great success at the newly passed box office, other real estate was born, such as “Blonde Lawally”, which gets a prior chain, and “The Thomas Crown Affair”, with the star of Studio Michael B. Jordan, which directs a new edition.
After that, within 18 months before Salik left, the studio pledged to adhere to billions of dollars in the coming years to produce films designated for cinematic theaters. This task will now decrease to Sue Kroll and Courtenay Valenti, two of the old warriors in Warner BROS, who will show the film section. In the past years, the Oscars attended as a group, but this year, Salik came alone, while Kroll and Valenti collected the executive photos together.
SALKE first joined in February 2018 after a long search in Amazon to replace the former head of the Roy Price, who was forced to go out amid the allegations of sexual harassment. The main lieutenant in Price left, allowing Salk to build her own team – including her NBC Sanders. She had spent six years as head of NBC entertainment, as she developed successful programs such as “This Is Us” and Dick Wolf’s “Chicago”; It first joined the peacock network in 2011; Before that, she spent nine years development at 20th Century Fox TV, overseeing strikes such as “Modern Family”, “Glee”, “Briding Break” and “Bones”.
This is what Hopkins wrote:
Dear team,
Since his joining Amazon in 2018, Jen Salek was a driving force in the development of Amazon MGM Studios to what it is today: a global producer of award -winning films and a series of hundreds of millions of our customers around the world. The original films and series were the basis for the growth of Prime Video in one of the world’s leading entertainment destinations, and the leadership of Jin is an undisputed driver for the success we have achieved in this space over the years.
After completing as an executive official, Jin decided that her next challenge and the separation will be on the side of production, with the aim of approaching the global creative community – which was a vital member throughout her career. As a result, Jane will step down her role as head of Amazon MGM studios to start a new production entity, and we are so happy that she will continue to make her home here in the first total deal via the movie and television.
In the words of Jin:
“Since I joined in 2018, we started together to create a new type of global studio that has strengthened an environment for the world’s most creative talent to do their best work. Along the way, we expanded internationally, and we built, employed and developed films in the world. That moment.
I can’t say enough to express my thanks to Jane for its partnership. Starting from my personal day 1 in 2020, her vision, creativity and industry (which is) was so clear that I had no doubt that our work might be transformed not only to Amazon, but also to the industry as a whole. Power rings, Fallout, Reacher, Red One, Maxton Hall, the idea of you, the master and Mrs. Smith, Solson, Road House, Beast Games, Culpa Mia/Tuya and others to visits under their leadership that sparked cultural conversation and reached amazing stories to the world … and those covers The list only during the past 18 months. In addition, it is clear from its leadership by the first team that I rented and developed … a team I know will go up in a big way to go forward.
When talking about this team, we will take two weeks to hold deliberate conversations with a glest gene and others to finish the touches on the ideal structure in the long term of Amazon MGM Studios as a whole, and we will share more to participate in this work soon.
One thing I wanted to contact it is the fact that – after Jin’s decision to give up – we decided to flatten the structure of our leadership and not fill the role of studios. Looking up with the last Amazon work to simplify the reporting lines and accelerate the decision -making, we felt that this is the best direction of the studio, which will now work as a distinctive film and TV studios. To this end, Courtenay Valenti and Vernon Sanders (TV President) will now reports me, while Sue Kroll will also continue its role in global marketing via films and television.
I am very proud of the momentum that our team in Studios has built for 12 to 18 months, as I work against our strategic plan and develop a wonderful list of original performances and films that are placed for us for more success in the future.
Please join me again, thank Jin and wish her the best in this upcoming adventure … Fortunately, you will not be far and we still have a lot to do together.
Matt Donelli contributed to this report.
