Nathan Kahane is set to step down as president of Lionsgate’s motion picture group after his contract expires at the end of this year, individuals with knowledge of the studio told TheWrap.
Kahane, who joined Lionsgate in 2018, will be succeeded by Erin Westerman, who is currently Lionsgate’s president of production and development. The studio declined to comment.
Insiders with knowledge of Kahane’s contract say that the company is negotiating a production deal with him and plans to keep him involved with Lionsgate’s film plans as a major production partner. Prior to his work as an exec, Kahane co-founded the production companies Mandate Pictures and Good Universe with Joe Drake, with whom he served as Lionsgate film president.
Kahane’s work as a producer includes the comedy “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” Jason Reitman’s “Juno,” and Seth Rogen’s “Neighbors.” While at Lionsgate, he oversaw the production and release of films like Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out,” the third and fourth installments of the “John Wick” series, and the faith-based film “I Can Only Imagine,” which led to an ongoing partnership with Jon and Andrew Erwin’s Kingdom Story Company.
Westerman, who worked with Kahane at Good Universe, joined Lionsgate in 2018 as EVP of production. She will take over a Lionsgate slate that includes the upcoming biopic “Michael,” the “Hunger Games” prequel “Sunrise on the Reaping,” and a fifth “John Wick” film.
Kahane’s departure was first reported by Deadline.
