MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) has named Dan Kolsrud as executive vice president for worldwide theatrical physical production.

Kolsrud will join EVP development Cale Boyter and vice president production Becky Sloviter to rebuild MGM‘s theatrical development, production, distribution and marketing operation.

“Dan has over 20 years of experience in line producing all types of films ranging from low budget and first-time filmmakers‘ projects to high end special effects driven movies. His familiarity with such a wide variance of films, both creatively as well as budgetary, and with directors of all levels affords him invaluable knowledge and insights that will greatly benefit our productions and filmmakers,” said MGM Worldwide Motion Picture Group Mary Parent.

“Working alongside Mary, Cale and Becky in heading up MGM‘s physical production is an exciting proposition. Everyone in this industry respects the history and contributions of MGM to the film industry, and I‘m honored to be involved in restoring the studio to its former level of production activity and influence,” Dan Kolsrud said.

Most recently, Kolsrud served as executive producer on the adaptation of Cirque du Freak, starring John C. Reilly, for Universal Pictures.

Kolsrud‘s feature film credits include co-producing Joel Schumacher‘s Falling Down and producing John Carpenter‘s Memoirs of an Invisible Man for Warner Bros.

As first assistant director, Kolsrud has worked on films like Men Don‘t Leave, Like Father, Like Son, Spaceballs, Howard the Duck, Top Gun, The Goonies, Gorky Park, Going Berserk, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ghost Story, Xanadu, Coal Miner‘s Daughter, Lace and Fatal Vision.