Naia Cucukov Promoted To Executive VP of Development and Production At Walden Media
EXCLUSIVE: Walden Media has upped Naia Cucukov from Senior Vice President to Executive VP of Development and Production. Currently, Cucukov is overseeing a film slate that includes Paramount’s live-action Dora the Explora, Playing with Fire, also with Paramount, A Dog’s Journey, the sequel to A Dog’s Purpose, and Bios, a sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks with Amblin and Universal Pictures.
Since joining Walden in 2013, Cucukov has supervised production for films like The Giver, Disney’s Steven Spielberg-directed The BFG, A Dog’s Purpose, and Lionsgate’s sleeper hit Wonder, which grossed over $300 million worldwide.
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Cucukov, who previously held positions at CAA, Legendary, Bold Films, and Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced, serves as an executive producer on both The Baby-Sitters Club series and Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting film with Netflix and will continue to push the company into television and streaming.
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