LuckyChap International hires Searchlight executive Katie Goodson-Thomas as film president

According to Variety, LuckyChap International has named Katie Goodson-Thomas president of film.

The London-based joint venture between LuckyChap and Mediawan, unveiled in late 2025, made the hire to advance its filmmaking plans.

Goodson-Thomas spent more than a decade at Searchlight Pictures and is set to leave the studio.

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