WONDER WOMAN 
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 
OCEAN'S 8 
An interim leadership team will take the reins at Warner Bros. Entertainment following the shocking dismissal of CEO Kevin Tsujihara on Monday.The team will likely consist of Warner Bros. motion pictures group chairman Toby Emmerich, Warner Bros. television group president and CCO Peter Roth, and at least one other top executive, individuals familiar with the company told Variety. It appears likely that the leadership group will include at least one female executive.WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey is currently heading from corporate...
Warner Bros. Pictures
Toby
Emmerich
Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group
In January, Emmerich survived a lengthy corporate bake-off against marketing chief Sue Kroll to become head of the pictures group. The veteran executive is tasked with helping Warner Bros. revitalize its under-performing slate of DC films. Emmerich enjoyed a sizzling run at the summer box office, riding on the success of “The Meg” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” while demonic scarefest “The Nun” kicked off the fall season on a high note. The studio hopes the much ballyhooed
“A Star Is Born” will be an awards magnet. Looming over it all is the challenge of appeasing a new corporate parent with little Hollywood experience, as AT&T finalized its acquisition of Time Warner, Warners’ former parent company. Emmerich, who came aboard in 1992, previously ran New Line.
