Legendary Entertainment has hired Sirena Liu as the CEO of its China subsidiary, Legendary East. Legendary is the studio behind the “Pacific Rim,” “Jurassic World” and the “Godzilla” movie franchis…
,” directed by Zhang Yimou, and starring Matt Damon, which grossed $335 million in 2016. The scope of the Chinese unit also included marketing and distribution roles, and liaison with major Chinese firms on their investments in Hollywood tentpoles.o Legendary’s CEO Joshua Grode and work closely with Mary Parent, the studio’s vice chairman of worldwide production, on the China releases of its films.
“China remains the most exciting international film market, thus the combination of Legendary and China makes Legendary East the perfect place for me,” Liu said. “I am excited to be part of the amazing Legendary team in China, building on Legendary’s solid history of successful title releases.” In 2019, Legendary East supported the China releases of “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” and “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” The films grossed $97 million and $135 million, respectively, in the territory.
Before Jiang was hired, Legendary East’s CEO post had been left vacant for seven months. It had previously been filled by former Wanda exec Jack Gao, who briefly stepped in as interim CEO following the departure of veteran producer Peter Loehr, who was in the role from 2012 to early 2017.
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