The Walt Disney Studios has hired Tron: Legacy producer Sean Bailey as its new president of film production.
Bailey will oversee all aspects of live-action development, film production and physical production for Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures.
He replaces Oren Aviv, who was let go from the studio last week, and will report to studio chairman Rich Ross.
‘I am honored and thrilled to join a company with the history and tradition of the Walt Disney Studios,’ said Bailey. ‘Working with the strong team that has been assembled under Rich’s leadership, I look forward to working with the studios’ impressive array of talented filmmakers to create entertaining, inspiring films that uphold the legacy and quality of classic Disney movies and capture the imagination of our global audiences.”
In announcing the change, Disney spokesmen noted that “additional changes to international theatrical distribution, multicultural initiatives, publicity, communications and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment” were in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The move is part of a continuing overhaul of the studio’s film production that began over the summer with Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert Iger tapping Ross to replace longtime Disney executive Dick Cook as studio chairman.
