Dec 22, 2016

Blake: Mireille Soria becomes Co-President of Dreamworks Animation

And then there was one…

Dreamworks Animation's Mireille Soria is stepping down from her role as co-president of feature animation and returning to producing. A veteran producer with over 30 years experience, Soria had been promoted co-president in January 2015 with Bonnie Arnold, following the departure of Bill Damaschke.

The announcement about Soria was made in a December 12 memo by Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley. In the letter, Langley confirmed that Arnold would remain in her role at Dreamworks, becoming the sole president of feature animation. A copy of the memo, obtained by Variety, can be read below:

Below are links to some of the other recent shake-ups that have happened at Dreamworks since Comcast-NBCUniversal bought the company earlier this year for $3.8 billion. The less-reported but equally important story is about how many of the studio's key talents, like Rodolphe Guenoden, have left recently to pursue opportunities elsewhere. As this transition continues, one thing is clear: the Dreamworks of tomorrow won't be the Dreamworks of today. And considering how things have gone for the studio in recent years, that may not necessarily be a bad thing.