Exclusive: Jon Mone to head film production at Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's Westbrook Studios
Veteran film production executive Jon Mone has been named by Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith as co-president of Westbrook Studios and its head of motion pictures.
Westbrook is the newly formed arm of the Pinkett Smith and Smith’s multimedia venture, Westbrook Inc., and home of their Emmy-nominated Facebook Watch series,Westbrook will serve as the studio home for all new premium TV and motion picture projects.Straight Outta ComptonIn his new role, Mone will oversee production, development and acquisitions on behalf of the studio, building a film slate for global audiences with what the company calls “best-in-class creatives.
“Jon has an exceptional track record that speaks volumes to his creativity, talent relationships and incredible eye for storytelling,” said Pinkett Smith and Smith in a statement. “We could not be more thrilled to have him join the Westbrook family and are excited to build the Westbrook Studios film slate with Jon at the helm.”
The Westbrook family already includes Kosaku Yada, who is leading the new venture as CEO, and CAA’s former head of global client strategy Tera Hanks, who is serving as Westbrook Inc.’s president. While at Universal, among the film’s Mone oversaw wereHe also shepherded the Robert Downey Jr.-starringBefore joining Universal, Mone served as an executive at Scott Stuber’s Universal-based Bluegrass Films where he executive produced, which starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.
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