Disney Studios chief Rich Ross names Sean Bailey head of production

Bailey replaces Orenthe simpsons dvd box set Aviv, who was ousted this week after a disappointing spate of movies. The studio also announces otherthat 70s show dvd box set changes that will result in about 80 layoffs.
Two months ago, newly installed Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross sank producer Sean Bailey's plannedhow i met your mother series dvd $150-million production of "Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

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Since taking the reins last October from Disney veteran Dick Cook, Ross has been aggressively restructuring studio operations, purging a number of high-level division heads and streamlining various divisions as a way to cut costs and adapt for the the simpsons dvd box set digital age.

At the same time that Disney announced its new production chief, the company confirmed that it was continuing its "reorganization of the workforce," resulting in about 80 layoffs, Naruto complete series dvd box setprimarily in the home entertainment division.

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On Thursday, Ross continuedAmerican dad dvd his management shake-up by handing 23-year domestic distribution veteran Chuck Viane added responsibilities overseeing international sales. Another studio veteran, Heidi Trotta, senior vice married with children dvd box setpresident of studio communications, is transitioning to a consulting role, with former theme parks publicist John J. Naruto complete series dvd box setNicoletti taking over as vice president of global communications.

Ross is also making changes in thedisney dvd marketing group, but has yet to name a new chief to succeed former President Jim Gallagherthe office dvd box set and his boss, Mark Zoradi, both of whom were disney dvd collectionforced out late last year.

The studio chief initially South park dvd box setapproached Summit Entertainment production head Erik Feig, the executive behind the "Twilight" franchise, for the Aviv job, but was turned down. The deal with Bailey came disney box setdown quickly and was concluded Thursday morning, according to his agent, the simpsons dvd Patrick Whitesell of William Morris Endeavor.

"The thing he hasn't done ishow i met your mother series dvd manage a group of people -- that's the part where he's got to prove himself," Whitesell said, adding, "I think they felt he was a well-rounded guy who will be athat 70s show dvd box set good executive."

Bailey first came the simpsons dvd box set to Ross' attention within days after Ross South park dvd collectiontook the top studio job.

As the producer of theAmerican dad dvd studio's planned big-budget Christmas release "Tron: Legacy," Bailey and the filmmakers laid out a marketing presentation formarried with children dvd box set the new studio boss. Bailey apparently impressed Ross with his creative chops and his grasp of howdisney dvds to exploit a movie across Disney's businesses, according to a all disney dvdsperson close to the situation.

Bailey "got his start as a writer, so that gives him a particularly interesting point of entry into such an important new position," said director McG, who was working with Bailey on "disney dvd box setCaptain Nemo" before the studio scuttled it over creative issues. "He comes from the creative community and he's very well liked, so he's going to attract talent."

Actor-director Ben Affleck, whoCurb your enthusiasm series dvd co-founded multimedia production company LivePlanet with Bailey, Matt Damon and Chris Moore, predicts that his former producing partner will do well in the job. The two also worked together on Affleck's 2007 thriller "Gone Baby Gone" for Disney's specialty movie label, Miramax Films.

"I trusted his creative instincts," Naruto complete series dvd box setAffleck said. "He maneuvered the project through the creative, marketing and distribution process and really understood the mechanics and politics of the studio system."

Affleckthat 70s show dvd box set said Bailey understood how i met your mother series dvdcombining traditional and emerging media, citing their collaboration on LivePlanet's Emmy-nominated cable the office dvd box setseries "Project Greenlight," inSouth park dvd box set which aspiring disney dvd collectionfilmmakers American dad dvdsubmitted their scripts online for the chance to make a $1-million movie. The cable network followed the winner through the creative process and disney dvdsfilmed it as a TV series.

That could help Bailey atSouth park dvd collection Disney because technology plays a large role in Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger's vision for South park dvd collectionthe movie studio.

This month, for example, Disneydisney box set executives demonstrated KeyChest, a new technology that would allow consumers to buy a movie once but view it anywhere, whether it be their flat-screen TVs and computers or their mobile devices. Iger has also talked about shortening the time between a film's release in theaters and its availability disney dvd box setin the home.