Ale Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) Franklin Leonard leaving his post at Universal Studios to become vp creative affairs at Sony-based production company. Franklin Leonard, the creator of the Black List, is leaving his post at Universal Studios and joining Overbrook Entertainment, the company run by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz. Leonard starts this week as vp creative affairs at the Sony-based production company. For the past two years, Leonard has acted as director of development at Universal, where he worked on Fast 5 (the fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise), the Vince Vaughn comedy Couples Retreat, the Meryl Streep romantic comedy It's Complicated and M. Night Shyamalan's Devil. "We're thrilled Franklin has this opportunity, and we fully support him in his move to Overbrook," a Universal spokesperson said. The exec is best known for creating the Black List while a development exec at Appian Way in 2005. The list, which is unveiled every December, ranks the most-liked unproduced scripts Hollywood movers and shakers have read all year and has become an anticipated event among the development community as well as a platform for screenwriters.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/black-list-creator-join-smiths-46746 Edited November 18, 2010 by Ale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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