Disney has employed veteran casting govt Tricia Wooden as its new head of casting and EVP, reporting to David Greenbaum, President of Disney Stay Motion and twentieth Century Studios.
Wooden involves the studio from Paramountthe place she served as EVP of Casting since 2020 on movies like “The Misplaced Metropolis,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” and “IF.” Exterior of Paramount, she has served as the pinnacle of casting on movies like “Twilight” and the Oscar-winning movies “La La Land” and “CODA,” successful a number of Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America.
At Disney, Wooden will work with Greenbaum and filmmakers on productions at Walt Disney Photos, twentieth Century Studios and Searchlight Photos. Among the many upcoming releases Wooden will work on is a remake of Disney’s “Tangled,” which has forged Teagan Croft and Milo Mannheim as its leads.
The studio’s new govt rent got here only a week after Disney introduced its Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as its subsequent CEO. Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Leisure and largely seen as D’Amaro’s important competitors for the CEO job, will develop into President and Chief Inventive Officer in a newly created place.
Each roles will take impact on March 18. Iger will proceed to function Senior Advisor and a member of the Disney Board till his retirement from the corporate on Dec. 31, 2026.
“Josh D’Amaro possesses that uncommon mixture of inspiring management and innovation, a eager eye for strategic development alternatives, and a deep ardour for the Disney model and its individuals – all of which make him the precise individual to take the helm as Disney’s subsequent CEO,” James Gorman, Chairman of The Walt Disney Firm Board of Administrators, stated on the time.
Wooden’s hiring was first reported by Deadline.
