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Erin Westerman Named President of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group

Following Nathan Kahane’s shift to a producing role at year’s end, she will oversee Lionsgate’s theatrical film slate under Adam Fogelson

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Erin Westerman in Beverly Hills, 2023 (Credit: Araya Doheny/FilmMagic)

Overview

  • Erin Westerman moves up from president of Motion Picture Production to helm the studio’s Motion Picture Group.
  • She will report directly to chair Adam Fogelson and manage all development and production for Lionsgate’s theatrical releases.
  • Nathan Kahane, who expanded franchises like John Wick and The Hunger Games, is set to transition to a producing deal later this year.
  • Since joining in 2017, Westerman has shepherded hits including John Wick: Chapter 4, Knives Out and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
  • Her current slate spans Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael and other IP-driven films.