Josh Greenstein, the co-president of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, has been tapped to join Paramount following its sale to Skydance.

Sanford Panitch will remain as president of Sony’s Motion Picture Group. He used to share the title with Josh Greenstein, who is officially stepping down to join Paramount following the sale to Skydance.

In what has been rumored for months, Sony Motion Pictures co-President Josh Greenstein is in talks to go to the new Paramount Skydance in an undefined role. We heard this back over Oscar weekend that he was sitting down with buddy David Ellison,

Skydance said this week it planned to add an ombudsman who would review “any complaints of bias” and end diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted by the Trump administration.

McCarthy became co-CEO of Paramount, alongside George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, in April 2024. The trio took on the role after the ouster of Bob Bakish as the company was in its first round of negotiations with Skydance. McCarthy is also president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and oversees the company’s streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

Paramount’s cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges facing David Ellison as he takes control.

Josh Greenstein is in talks to join Paramount following the company’s merger with Skydance in an undefined role.

After an intense, scandal-plagued acquisition, here's what David Ellison gets in Skydance's acquisition of Paramount Global.