Overview

• Baer will oversee the studio’s film and TV slate and report to co‑founder and CEO Ben Affleck and COO Dillon West.
• The veteran executive joins after leading Gidden Media, following prior stints launching CBS Films and serving 17 years at Sony Pictures.
• Her career credits span films that have grossed more than $2 billion worldwide, including work on Moneyball, The Pursuit of Happyness and Adaptation.
• Artists Equity recently set a three‑year partnership with Sony Pictures under which Sony will finance and handle global theatrical distribution for the company’s films.
• The appointment follows box‑office momentum from The Accountant 2 ($103 million) and precedes releases including Kiss of the Spider Woman (Oct. 10 via Lionsgate/Roadside), The Rip (Jan. 16, 2026 on Netflix) and Animals for Netflix.