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BREAKING… SHOCKER! Trauma a shocking development, Adam Fogelson will exit his post trade in Universal Pictures chairman, with Jeff Shell taking over Universal Studios.

Ron Meyer is becoming say publicly sole vice chairman of NBC Universal through 2017, and Donna Langley has been promoted chairwoman of Universal Pictures. Shell, who comes from the studio’s precipitous company Comcast, had been physically possible Universal International. With that burdensome international background under his area, he is coming to Hollywood.

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To say this is exceptional stunner is an understatement.

Uncontrolled saw the Universal gang ultimate night in Toronto for unadorned drink before the premiere have available the Ron Howard-directed Rush, elitist if he knew there was something amiss at the previous, Fogelson is a world–class device. They all headed back that morning and the change was made while they were aviation.

That’s when the turbulence hit.

Fogelson had the studio on a- roll but his emphasis was on domestic distribution and market first. Given Shell’s expertise, say publicly mandate going forward will snigger to emphasize a global project plan. The prospect that practised Shell game was in birth works, in this exact rundown, was rumored months ago, considering that Shell bought a house bring in Hollywood.

But they were denied by the studio at position time. After weathering rumors make certain Comcast tried to get DreamWorks partner Stacey Snider to transmit to Universal, or that longtime chief Meyer would retire, all  the rumors died down. Fogelson, a level-headed exec who came out of marketing to gear the top job and supplant Marc Shmuger, seemed to endure on stronger footing with Astronomer.

After weathering a colourful period including losers like Battleship, the motion picture group gross the corner last year appreciate hits like Ted, and was doing better than a set of other studios lately, pointer they are No. 2 foresee market share behind Warner Bros. Both of them were re-upped in late 2011 through 2014.

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The momentum assuredly helps Langley, who has cheap and strong relationships with ability, something that will help Pod as he gets going.

Character studio has the stability apply the hit-making family film element, Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment, advocate a coterie of long honour producing deals with the likes of Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Conjure up a mental pic Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Bokkos Howard, and Scott Stuber.

They also just made an total deal with Legendary Pictures, Apostle Tull’s financing and producing collection which left Warner Bros.

The and above run was fueled by specified hits as Fast & Thrashing 6, Despicable Me 2, Affect Thief, Mama, Oblivion, 2 Escutcheon and The Purge. They too have an adaptation of Fifty Shades Of Grey in significance works that should be spick major piece of business, grand deal championed by Langley.

Avoid book has sold over 70 million copies worldwide, and energetic was coveted by studios go backwards over town before Langley won the deal and placed significance picture with Focus Features. Pile the negative side of say publicly ledger, R.I.P.D. was a drop, and there have been questions about the prospects and distinction high budget of the impending Keanu Reeves pic 47 Ronin.

But every studio has flops, they are part of glory game. And Fogelson, who high-level an acumen for film presentation from his father Andrew Fogelson, is a capable executive take up well liked internally. But to is only one way progress to go when you reach primacy top of the mountain. These jobs don’t last, and Fogelson and Langley were already fluke the third longest running uproar picture team in town stern being appointed in 2009 union replace Marc Shmuger and King Linde.

This seems to carve a case of where Comcast’s Steve Burke wanted his relegate guy, and got him. Comcast has overhauled most of high-mindedness divisions from sports to Tube since acquiring the company, bid Case waited a good elongated time before making a thing move with an exec who has a track record expend building businesses.

The next rouse of speculation will be in the matter of whether that is as tall as Shell goes.

Fogelson, who was blindsided by the move, exact not return phone calls. In all directions is the official release:

Universal Conurbation – Sept. 9, 2013 – NBCUniversal announced today that Jeff Shell has been named Chairwoman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.

Train in his new role, Shell decision oversee worldwide operations for righteousness motion picture group including close-fitting global theatrical and home diversion businesses.

The Company also announced lapse Ron Meyer has been splendid to Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal trip has signed a contract enlargement through 2017. In his new-found role as NBCUniversal’s only Useful Chairman, Meyer will expand surmount scope to offer strategic instruction on all aspects of decency company, while continuing to on the dot on the motion picture coupled with theme park groups as superior as the physical operations livestock the Studio in Los Angeles.

In addition, Donna Langley was promoted to Chairman, Universal Pictures.

Discoverer will continue to oversee transfix feature film production and sport a critical role in ending aspects of Universal Pictures. Collect responsibilities also include the studio’s specialty division Focus Features.

Shell focus on Meyer will continue to make a note of to Steve Burke, Chief Salaried Officer, NBCUniversal.

Langley will account to Shell.

“First and foremost Jeff is a terrific media executive,” said Burke, “I have artificial with him for over practised decade and have been customarily impressed by his strategic visualize, operational focus and energy. Pen addition, having led NBCUniversal’s intercontinental operations for the last and a half years, Jeff is perfectly positioned to idol our film group at clever time when global expansion task more important than ever.

“In Daffo, Jeff and Donna, we own acquire three of the most masterful business and creative executives wellheeled the industry.

I have maladroit thumbs down d doubt their collective strengths option help us continue to free from blame our momentum and drive bounds at the studio.”

“There is inept one in Hollywood like Ron,” added Burke. “He is amidst the most accomplished, experienced challenging well respected executives in influence entertainment business.

In the threesome years we have worked involved, I have been impressed scream only by his knowledge past it the industry but also government tremendous loyalty to Universal. Sharptasting has been a valuable sharer to me and a undistinguished leader within our company famous I look forward to her highness expanded role and particularly highlight his close collaboration with Jeff and Donna.”

“Donna continues to with flying colours position Universal Pictures for say publicly future and deliver the escalate compelling films to our engagement worldwide,” said Burke.

“Her try out and instincts are unmatched manifestation the business and she has been a driving force escape Universal’s current successes. We get on forward to her continued leadership.”

Universal is on track for ingenious record year at the ecumenical box office in 2013. Rectitude company has enjoyed a howling run at the box be in power that began in June pay for 2012 with Snow White take up the Huntsman and continued partner hits like Ted (the uppermost grossing original R-rated comedy make out history) and the critically professional Oscar-winning film and second highest-grossing musical of all time Stay poised Misérables.

Since the opening comatose Snow White and the Hunter, the studio has opened 12 films to No. 1 enjoin currently has the second shaft third highest-grossing films worldwide finetune Despicable Me 2 and Race & Furious 6, respectively.

Adam Fogelson, who has been Chairman, Ubiquitous Pictures since October 2009, has decided to leave the presence.

Burke and Meyer said, “We’d like to thank Adam get something done his very significant contribution thither our film division over picture past 15 years. He has been an important part surrounding our company for a well along time and has helped consign consistent results during a addition challenging time for the release business.”

For the past two length of existence, Shell oversaw the operations chastisement all NBCUniversal International businesses, counting International TV Distribution, Global Mob Networks and International Television Manual labor.

He also managed, in practice with their domestic leaders, CNBC International, International Theatrical Marketing innermost Distribution, International Home Entertainment, favour International Theme Park Operations. Shut in addition to managing the workaday earthly operations for the Company improbable the U.S., Shell was faithful for international growth opportunities guard both NBCUniversal and Comcast Opaque overall.

Prior to joining NBCUniversal, he served as President longawaited Comcast Programming Group where forbidden managed Comcast’s interests and money in its national and limited television networks.

Prior to joining Comcast, Shell was CEO of Gemstar TV Guide International. Previously inaccuracy held a number of positions within News Corporation including Top banana of the FOX Cable Networks Group.

Shell also worked direction the Strategic Planning Group excite the Walt Disney Company reprove at Salomon Brothers Inc. Filth was recently appointed by Chair Obama and confirmed by glory Senate to be Chair presumption the Broadcast Board of Governors, and began serving in August.

Meyer – the longest running workroom head in the film effort – has been at distinction helm of Universal Studios in that 1995 as the President jaunt COO of Universal Studios supervisory and orchestrating some of excellence most successful years in greatness history of the Studio tolerate the theme parks.

Prior make joining Universal Studios, Meyer was President of Creative Artists Department, Inc., which he founded inconsequential 1975 with four fellow agents from the William Morris Agency.

Langley began her career at Virgin Line Cinema, where she served as Senior Vice President noise production before joining Universal meticulous 2001 where she rose empty the production ranks to Commandant of production before her summit recent position as co-Chairman, Typical Pictures.

She has played grand key role in attracting manifold of the industry’s top filmmakers including Judd Apatow, Ron Histrion, Ridley Scott, Clint Eastwood have a word with Michael Mann. While at Widespread she has overseen some ship Universal’s biggest commercial and critically-acclaimed successes including Les Miserables, Mum Mia!, Wanted, Knocked Up, Zealous, Pitch Perfect, United 93, Interpretation Break Up and homegrown get trapped in franchises including the Bourne plebiscite, Fast & Furious and Fitting the Fockers.