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Film executive Tristen Tuckfield has been named chief commercial officer at upstart studio Wonder Project, Variety has exclusively learned.
The global skewing “faith and values” content shop will task Tuckfield with developing and managing deals on behalf of the firm’s film and TV slate. Reporting to Wonder Project CEO Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten, Tuckfield will also lead distribution, co-production and co-financing, acquisitions and create alternate revenue streams in categories like merchandise.
“Tristen is a respected leader who brings deep passion and expertise, and I am so excited to welcome her to Wonder Project. With Tristen on our team we can move with both speed and quality to bring more courageous stories to life for a global audience,” Merryman Hoogstraten said in a statement.
Tuckfield joins Wonder Project from Village Roadshow Pictures, where she served as executive vice president in film. There she developed, packaged, financed and oversaw distribution strategies on five features. She began her career as a founding member of 30West, an incubator behind titles like “I, Tonya,” the Netflix juggernaut “Tiger King,” and “Late Night” starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson.
Popular on Variety Current Wonder Project titles in process include the biblical series “House of David” and the faith-based drama “It’s Not Like That,” set up at Amazon MGM and Prime Video, respectively. They’ve also got the forthcoming feature film “The Breadwinner” starring comedian Nate Bargatze at Sony’s TriStar Pictures, and the film “Sarah’s Oil” which will release Christmas Day via Amazon. “Flyer,” a narrative feature about the Wright Brothers and the invention of flight, is also in development.
Launched in 2023, Wonder Project kicked off with a reported $75 million in funding from backers including Sovereign’s Capital, Lionsgate, UTA and Jason Blum.
