2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Feder has joined Disney Live Action arsenic SVP, Production.
Most precocious astatine Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, wherever he was a founding personnel and held a first-look woody spanning movie and television, Feder reports to Disney Live Action President Daria Cercek, who herself reports to David Greenbaum, President, Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios.
Feder’s Disney Live Action counterparts are EVP, Production Jessica Virtue and SVP, Production Allison Erlikhman.
During his clip astatine Annapurna, Feder oversaw accumulation connected Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! and served arsenic nan company’s executive connected Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster and Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers. His assignment astatine Disney comes arsenic a homecoming of sorts, arsenic he formerly served arsenic VP of movie improvement for Lucasfilm from 2016-2019, moving connected titles like Solo: A Star Wars Story, earlier heading to Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street arsenic a producer. As portion of a long-running producing business pinch Kiri Hart, which began during his clip astatine Lucasfilm, he besides helped to motorboat Hart’s label, Counterculture, Ltd., which debuted Vera Miao’s diaspora-themed scary movie Rock Springs at Sundance this year.
A autochthonal of Chicago, Feder earned a master’s grade from nan London School of Economics and an undergraduate grade from nan University of Illinois.
News of Feder’s assignment comes amid a sweeping activity reset astatine Disney, arsenic Josh D’Amaro has taken nan reins arsenic CEO from Bob Iger and moved quickly to streamline nan company’s structure. Dana Walden now serves arsenic President and Chief Creative Officer overseeing film, television, streaming and gaming, pinch Debra OConnell elevating to Chairman of Disney Entertainment Television pinch expanded purview crossed ABC, Hulu Originals, Disney Branded Television and National Geographic, successful summation to ABC News. Alan Bergman remains successful spot arsenic Chairman but now reports into Walden.
