Louie Provost Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Sony Pictures has hired veteran production executive Louie Provost as executive vp of production. Provost is best known for his 15-plus year tenure at Walt Disney Studios, where one of the last projects he oversaw was Lilo & Stitch, the live-action remake of the studio's animated movie and which has become the year's biggest grossing movie, earning more than $1 billion at the global box office. Working successfully in the family and franchise sphere, he also oversaw the $1 billion hit Aladdin, the Emmy Award winning Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, the fondly-regarded The Muppets, the big-budget Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and the personal Pete's Dragon. "We're excited to welcome Louie to the Columbia family," said Peter Kang, the newly promoted president of production at Sony division Columbia Pictures. "I met him early in his career and watched as he championed films that became global phenomena - delivering big movie moments filled with heart. As we strive to find stories and characters that audiences will seek out on the big screen, we know Louie will make an immediate and lasting impact." Provost joined Disney in 2007 as an assistant to then-president of production Oren Aviv. He climbed the production and development ranks, making it to The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen list in 2015. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Ron Howard Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway to Star in True-Life War Drama 'Alone at Dawn' Zurich Film Festival Zurich: Noah Baumbach on 'Jay Kelly,' Heartbreak, Joy and Rediscovering His Love for Making Movies Raoul Peck George Orwell Documentary Director on What Author Would Make of Today: "He Would Say 'I Told You So'" Sydney Sweeney SCAD Savannah Film Fest: Spike Lee and Sydney Sweeney Among Seven in Second Wave of Honorees (Exclusive) SCAD Savannah Film Festival SCAD Savannah Film Fest: Directors of 10 of 2025's Top Documentaries Set for 'Docs to Watch' Panel (Exclusive) international Japan's Most Influential Film Critic Curates New York Showcase Tying Together Ozu, John Ford, Mizoguchi and Michael Mann Ron Howard Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway to Star in True-Life War Drama 'Alone at Dawn' Zurich Film Festival Zurich: Noah Baumbach on 'Jay Kelly,' Heartbreak, Joy and Rediscovering His Love for Making Movies Raoul Peck George Orwell Documentary Director on What Author Would Make of Today: "He Would Say 'I Told You So'" Sydney Sweeney SCAD Savannah Film Fest: Spike Lee and Sydney Sweeney Among Seven in Second Wave of Honorees (Exclusive) SCAD Savannah Film Festival SCAD Savannah Film Fest: Directors of 10 of 2025's Top Documentaries Set for 'Docs to Watch' Panel (Exclusive) international Japan's Most Influential Film Critic Curates New York Showcase Tying Together Ozu, John Ford, Mizoguchi and Michael Mann