Panitch joined Sony in 2016 and was named co-president of the motion picture group with Greenstein in October 2019. He has overseen the studio’s blockbuster franchises such as “Spider-Man,” “Jumanji” and “Venom,” as well as some recent duds like “Morbius,” “Madame Web” and “Kraven the Hunter.”

Josh Greenstein, currently co-president of the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) film group, is reportedly in talks to join Paramount after its merger with Skydance. Greenstein is set to take on a role that has yet to be defined but is expected to extend beyond Paramount’s film group.

As departing co-president Josh Greenstein entered talks to join the Skydance-owned Paramount, Sony Pictures made a flurry of promotions under Sanford Panitch, who will become the sole president of the motion picture group.