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<\/a>Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000 will continue to report to Stacey Snider, as will the studio\u2019s Marketing, Distribution and other functional departments.<\/p>\n
Fox Animation will continue to be led by its President, Vanessa Morrison, who will now co-report to Snider and to Watts, and Fox International Productions President Tomas Jegeus will now co-report to Ms. Watts and Andrew Cripps, the studio\u2019s President of International Distribution.<\/p>\n
Watts will now oversee a restructured group that brings together all of TCF\u2019s filmmaking assets, adding physical production, post production, visual effects and music to her ongoing leadership of the studio\u2019s production, story, creative affairs and casting departments.<\/p>\n
Working at Fox since 1997<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Emma Watts first joined Fox in 1997, following stints as a creative executive first with Russell Simmons\u2019 Def Jam Pictures and later for Oliver Stone. Her tenure at Fox has encompassed over 100 movies, and she has led production and development efforts for some of the world\u2019s most beloved, critically-acclaimed and commercially successful films, including\u00a0Avatar,\u00a0Deadpool,\u00a0Gone Girl\u00a0and\u00a0The Martian, among others. She also led reboots of massive franchises like\u00a0The Planet of the Apes\u00a0and\u00a0X-Men, while spearheading new franchises, such as\u00a0Night at the Museum,\u00a0Kingsman\u00a0and\u00a0The\u00a0Maze Runner.<\/p>\n In 2005, Watts was named EVP of Production for TCF and she has served as President of Production since 2007. TCF upcoming films include\u00a0Logan,\u00a0Alien: Covenant,\u00a0War for the Planet of the Apes,\u00a0Kingsman: The Golden Circle,\u00a0Red Sparrow,\u00a0Murder on the Orient Express\u00a0and\u00a0The Greatest Showman.<\/p>\n Image over the headline.-<\/strong> \u00a9 Twenieth Century Fox.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Twentieth Century Fox Film (TCFF) Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider today announced that long-time studio\u00a0executive Emma Watts has been elevated to the role of Vice Chairman of TCFF and Twentieth Century Fox (TCF) President of Production. Watts, who has served as President of Production for TCF since 2007, will continue to report to Snider. Her …<\/p>\n