Sony Pictures Entertainment has named veteran film executive Tom Rothman, a force behind all-time top-grossing blockbusters "Titanic" and "Avatar," to head its movie studio in a shuffle prompted by the fallout from the recent cyberattack.
Rothman, 60, takes over for Amy Pascal, who suffered public embarrassment after hackers leaked emails she had written to other Hollywood executives.
Rothman, who brings expertise in both blockbusters and art-house films, will probably push for more franchise development, as he did at Fox, where he launched the "X-Men," "Planet of the Apes" and "Ice Age" movies.