Universal Pictures Re-Ups Donna Langley As Co-Chairman

BREAKING: Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley continues her term through 2014. The studio extended the choice on her behalf deal, a move which was broadly expected when Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson re-upped a week ago and can keep having full day-to-day operating responsibility for that Film Group, confirming to Universal Galleries Leader and Chief Operating Officer Ron Meyer (whose contract was lately re-upped through 2015) and NBCUniversal Ceo Steve Burke. Which was an indication the studio’s production team would remain intact after NBCUniversal was acquired by Comcast. Langley continues to function as a key proper business partner managing the companys production department, Focus Features and also the galleries worldwide purchases efforts. She reviews to Fogelson and it has been co-chairman since October, 2009. This provides Fogelson and Langley the opportunity to look out of their 2012 and 2013 slates. The 2012 slate includes the studio’s major wager, the Peter Berg-directed Battleship, that can bring an extraterrestrial story towards the Hasbro game the Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner the Rupert Sanders-directed Snow Whitened and also the Huntsman with Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Billy Burke the Carl Rinsch-directed Keanu Reeves-starrer 47 Ronin the Daniel Espinosa-directed Safe House with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, the American Cake follow up American Reunion the Seth MacFarlane-directed Ted with Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis the Wahlberg-starrer Contraband, and also the Oliver Stone-directed Savages with Aaron Manley, Kitsch, Blake Lively and Benicio Del Toro. Judd Apatow has a set of projects and 2012 will close using the Tom Hooper-directed L'ensemble des Miserables, which stars Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. For 2013 slate, there's a sixth installment from the Fast and also the Furious franchise, the Robert Schwentke-directed R.I.P.D. with Shaun Bridges and Ryan Reynolds, the Illumination Films follow up to Wretched Me, and also the untitled sci-fi film that Tron: Legacy helmer Frederick Kosinski will direct with Tom Cruise and Jessica Chastain starring.