LOS ANGELES - A long-standing Hollywood business partnership changed its terms on Wednesday, as Roger Birnbaum, who with Gary Barber had been a co-chairman and co-chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announced plans to resign his posts and become an executive producer with exclusive ties to the studio.
Before joining MGM in 2010, as the company emerged from bankruptcy, Mr. Birnbaum and Mr. Barber had worked together for a dozen years, mostly through the film production and financing company, Spyglass Entertainment.
Mr. Barber will remain as the sole chairman and chief executive of MGM, according to a statement from the company. Mr. Birnbaum, meanwhile, expects to oversee the production of MGM's new version of “Robocop,†and will be involved with the studio's planned “Deathwish,†“War Games†and “Magnificent Seven†films.
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