EXCLUSIVE: Tricia Wood has been hired by Walt Disney Studios as EVP & Head of Casting.
She joins Disney after serving as EVP of Casting at Paramount Pictures, where she worked since 2020 overseeing casting across the studio’s feature film slate.
Wood will report to David Greenbaum, President of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios and she will partner closely with studio leadership and filmmakers to guide casting strategy across the Disney live action, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures labels.
Prior to her executive tenure, Wood built an independent casting career alongside longtime collaborator Deborah Aquila, with whom she cast several commercially successful films over two decades.
Her credits include Twilight, multi-Oscar winner La La Land, Wonder, Underworld, The Age of Adaline, The Lost City, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, IF, and the Academy Award–winning CODA. Wood’s work as a casting director has launched major franchises, identified breakout talent, and assembled ensembles that balance star power with emerging voices.
Wood is a multiple-time Casting Society of America Artios Award winner on such movies as CODA, La La Land, My Week With Marilyn and RED.
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