Alan Bergman (L) and Alan Horn will attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Former Disney soldier Alan Horn is stepping down as co-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, the company announced Monday.
Horn will continue to serve as Disney’s chief creative officer while his partner, Alan Bergman, will run Disney studio content as its sole chairman, effective Jan. 1.
These action moves come less than two months after Disney announced it was restructuring its media and entertainment divisions to put a greater focus on content streaming.
Horn, 77, and Bergman, 54, have led the Disney studio group as co-chairs since May 2019. Together the pair led the merger of Lucasfilm and Fox film studio into the Walt Disney family and they have helped us in its new era of streaming content for Disney +.
During the tenure, the studio division has set several albums at the box office and released major hits such as “Frozen,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Endgame,” “which is currently the highest movie ever.
“The achievements of Walt Disney Studios under the leadership of Alan Horn and Alan Bergman have not been so rare,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said in a statement.
As chairman, Bergman oversees the creative, production, marketing and work for Disney studio content, which includes Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century, Searchlight Pictures and Blue Sky Studios. He will also be in charge of Disney theater productions.
“I am grateful to take on the role of chair of the studios because I have a deep belief in the people, culture and work we do,” said Bergman, a 24-year-old Disney soldier.
From 2005 to 2019, Bergman was president of Walt Disney Studios. In that role, he led the merger of Pixar and Marvel Studios, and released 25 films that totaled at least $ 1 billion at the global box office.
Horn, as chief creative officer, will focus on the creative aspects of the studio’s content pipeline. Prior to joining Disney, Horn was president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros. from 1999 to 2011.
“It was an honor to lead The Walt Disney Studios over the next eight years,” said Horn. “It was an amazing run, and the timing feels right to shift my focus. to our great creative slate. “
Disney announced about 100 film and TV projects during their annual investment day last week, about 80% of which go directly to Disney +.