Exclusive: Dorothy Canton has been promoted to President of Production at Atmosphere Entertainment, currently sharing the role with Chairman and CEO Mark Canton and COO Mark Frazier.
Following her promotion from her position as development executive, Dorothy continues to develop new projects for the company while spearheading over 50 existing projects in various stages of film and television development.
“Dorothy has been instrumental in Atmosphere’s success and growth over the past eight years,” Mark Canton told Deadline. We are looking forward to it together.”
“Family and heritage are fundamental to our shared skills,” added Dorothy Canton. “With our individual tastes and styles, we look forward to bringing creative, diverse and meaningful projects to audiences everywhere,” she said.
As executive producer, Dorothy recently wrapped up a reboot of the cult horror classic. Stranger Not just Lionsgate Red Sonya Starring Millennium Films and Mark Wahlberg King Arthur, among other projects.Additional film credits as a producer include 2019’s rear — the first title in a hit series of romantic dramas based on Anna Todd’s novels — and 2016’s comedianstarring Robert De Niro.
Dorothy is also a producer on Starz’. Power A universe that has grown into a top-tier TV franchise and spawned hugely successful spin-offs since its introduction almost a decade ago Ghost, grow canaan When PowerThe hit animated comedy that Canton made for TV freak brothersis based on an underground comic featuring the voices of Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish, and Pete Davidson. The show, which premiered in his 2021 as the most-watched show in Tubi’s history, will return for a second season.
Dorothy began her career as part of NBCUniversal’s Prestigious Pages program, holding positions in advertising for both the USA Network and Focus Features, proving her contribution to the latter’s Academy Award campaign. Dallas Buyers Club.
Atmosphere Entertainment is also known for producing blockbusters led by Gerard Butler. 300 and its sequel 300: Rise of an EmpireButler-led action film thieves’ den and the next sequel, immortalParamount’s adaptation of the beloved book series, starring Henry Cavill as the Greek mythological hero Theseus, spiderwick chronicles.
Among the many projects in development at the company is an adaptation of Carrie White’s memoir written by Susan McMartin. Uppercut: Highlights of My Hollywood LifeJulia Fox starred, period drama 18this inspired by the true story of American bootleg queen Louise Vinciquerra, led by Odessa Azion.