Emma Watts

Emma Watts is a Britishborn film executive and producer who has held prominent roles at major Hollywood studios She began her career at 20th Century Fox in 1998 as a creative executive and over the next decade rose through the ranks to become President of Production in 2009 In February 2017 she was elevated to Vice Chairman of Fox Film During her tenure at Fox she oversaw the studios production slate including highprofile franchises and original films such as The Martian 2015 directed by Ridley Scott Logan 2017 Deadpool 2016 and Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 She also worked on reviving key franchises such as Night at the Museum Planet of the Apes and XMen With the acquisition of Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019 Watts oversaw the transition to the newly branded 20th Century Studios but announced her resignation in January 2020 Just a few months later she was appointed President of the Motion Picture Group at Paramount Pictures commencing the role in July 2020 Under her leadership Paramount placed renewed emphasis on film development from concept through release including oversight of production casting postproduction and music Emma Watts is recognised for her creative sensibility strong relationships with filmmakers and ability to balance franchise filmmaking with standalone titles Watts was born in England and emigrated with her family to Vancouver Canada at the age of five She later moved to the United States where she studied English literature at the University of California Los Angeles UCLA In her personal reflections she has spoken about the challenge and responsibility of juggling family life with the demands of studio leadership