Overview
- Cinema United, which announced the Filmmaker Leadership Council on Wednesday, named Jerry Bruckheimer as chair, Emma Thomas as vice chair, and tapped Ryan Coogler, Brad Bird, Jason Reitman and Celine Song as charter members.
- Greg Foster, a former IMAX executive and current Cinema United consultant, will serve as the council’s executive director.
- The group will advise on issues that shape the box-office pipeline, including consolidation across companies, sustainable theatrical windows, promotion of the big-screen experience, and new cinema technology.
- Bruckheimer and Thomas are set to join Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary for a discussion of the council’s work at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas next week, with more members to be named later.
- Release windows determine how long a movie plays only in theaters before it moves to streaming or home viewing, and exhibitors argue longer windows help keep audiences coming back to local cinemas.