Fox names Snider co-chairman of film studio

(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has named former DreamWorks Studios CEO Stacey Snider as co-chairman of the 20th Century Fox film studio, the company said on Monday. Snider and Jim Gianopulos will jointly oversee global theatrical marketing and distribution for the studio, a Fox statement said. Snider is joining Fox after serving for eight years as CEO and co-chairman of Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios. Fox is the studio behind the "X-Men" and "Planet of the Apes" franchises and current hit "Gone Girl." (Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Diane Craft)