etonline.com - 8/14/2008
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Tom Cruise 's longtime producing partner Paula Wagner is stepping down from her post as CEO of United Artists.
According to a joint statement from UA and MGM, Wagner "has decided to leave her day-to-day responsibilities and return to her first love, which is producing films." She will continue to work on film projects with Cruise, whose role with UA will not change.
Wagner will produce films under her own independent production company and will "be attached to UA's most ...
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Paula Wagner Steps Down from UA
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... to a joint statement from UA and MGM, Wagner “has decided to leave her day-to-day responsibilities and return to her first love, which is producing films.” She and Cruise were brought aboard to revive UA in November 2006, and she’ll retain part ownership in the company.
As to whether she’ll continue working with Cruise, reports vary. The Hollywood Reporter says she won’t be partnered with Cruise going forward. ETOnline says they’ll continue to work on film projects together.
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Tom Cruise’s partner Paula Wagner steps down as CEO of United Artists
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... She will continue to work on film projects with Cruise, whose role with UA will not change.
Wagner will produce films under her own independent production company and will “be attached to UA’s most exciting film properties,” and will also continue to be part owner of UA, which she helped revive in 2006 under joint partnership with Tom Cruise and MGM. Her most recent production, ‘Death Race,’ will be released by Universal on Aug. 22.
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Tom Cruise's front is no longer united.After perhaps one anthrax scare too many, the actor's longtime production partner, Paula Wagner, has announced that she is leaving her chief executive post at the new United Artists to pursue projects independently.