Overview

• Sewell informed staff she will retire after the current awards season in April 2026, a move first reported by Deadline.
• She will work with Chief Brand Officer and Disney Entertainment Marketing President Asad Ayaz and the PR team on a transition plan over the coming months.
• She remains in place to steer awards campaigns and publicity for key 2025 theatrical releases including Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Oct. 24), Predator: Badlands (Nov. 7), Zootopia 2 (Nov. 26) and Avatar: Fire & Ash (Dec. 19).
• Disney has not named a successor to lead global publicity.
• Over three decades, she created the studio’s first global publicity team and oversaw campaigns for top-grossing and awards-recognized titles across Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Animation Studios and 20th Century Studios.