
After Arnon Milchan reconstituted New Regency with a new $500 million credit line and plans to reemerge at the helm with former Paramount production president Brad Weston as CEO, Alexandra Milchan has returned to the company as executive vice president of production. She will report to Weston. She is the daughter of Milchan, who owns 80% of New Regency, and she spent 13 years there, rising from assistant to senior executive, before leaving to become a producer.
“Alexandra has great relationships and a real passion for movies, and we are thrilled to have her back at New Regency,” Weston said. “She will play a central role as we work to return Regency to its roots, producing bold, filmmaker-driven pictures with a singular vision which will entertain audiences around the world.”
During Milchan’s earlier Regency stint, she worked on such films as the Jon Amiel-directed Copycat, Michael Mann-directed Heat, the Joel Schumacher-directed A Time To Kill and Curtis Hanson-directed L.A. Confidential. She left to start Emjag Productions, producing such films as the David Ayer-directed Street Kings, the Alexandre Aja-directed Mirrors, and the upcoming Walter Hill-directed Bullet to the Head, with Sylvester Stallone. She also developed The Wolf of Wall Street, which Martin Scorsese will direct with Leonardo DiCaprio for Red Granite and Appian Way; the Aja-directed The Space Pirate at Lionsgate, and an untitled Taylor Lautner project at New Regency.


She was an assistant at the company her dad owned. Wonder if anyone yelled at her for not making coffee? Wonder if a VP threw his salad at her cuz she had croutons in it? Or fired if she didn’t make the Fed-Ex drop in time? Yeah, I bet she got her ass handed to her a few times to really learn what the movie industry is all about.
I find her to be quite a hardworking producer, and also generous in meaningful ways.
As EVP, hopefully her first act will be to stop Regency from greenlighting any more films with Jason Friedberg and Adam Selzer or cute animals and bring back the Regency from the 90′s that gave us Heat and LA Confidential among others.
I worked with her as a writer. She was scattered and not particularly bright or creative. Without her dad she’d barely be a functioning producer.
I, too, have heard good things about her.
I worked with her at Regency when she was there previously, if you underestimate her you’re making a mistake.
She’s going to be great. Best of luck to her.
OMG DANNY…. I really feel sorry for you. Sounds like you’ve done golpher duty and been punished. Why are you soooo BITTER. Family businesses are a tricky thing… but what I found to be true is that, the offspring work harder than anyone to prove themselves… at least most of them. Then Papa is proud and everyone’s happy. I believe it’s harder.
Sounds to me like Alexandra EARNED her way. She worked for her Dad… she went out to spread her wings even further and has come back with more knowledge under her belt. Yaaaay Alexandra.
I wish her all the best. I’m sure she’ll do her best. I spent And in fact I may send her my new screenplay. I think it might be right up her alley. We’ll be in touch Danny when she gives it the green light. LOL
Sidebar question: By the time you had composed and posted this comment — 11:31pm — exactly how much had you had to drink?
EARNED her way?! Com’on, Sylvia. You need her to read your script which is probably why you’re fluffling her with this post. If her father wasn’t the owner of the prod-co, would she be where she is? Would she have gotten the breaks she got? Would people be open to working with her? I don’t think you’re naive, Sylvia. I think you need something from her. I truly hope she does some good in the business, but she was born with a silver spoon. She got opportunities that 99.9% of the population never gets. Simple as that.
Alexandra is a class act and one of the most hardworking producers in town.
I heard she’s awful to work for. I mean like extremely awful.. Anyone have any insight?
Yes, she is indeed awful to work for, and I speak from first-hand experience. Fortunately, it was not for an extended period of time, but she is hands-down the worst executive I have ever worked for, completely spoiled, and just flat-out bat-sh!t crazy. I have never, ever posted anything like this about someone before, but I left there everyday wondering just what the he!! is wrong with that woman.
what about the rest of the exec team there? who is staying and who is going?
Simply put, she is not honest in the least. I know of at least TWO writers/directors who she blatantly lied directly to who had worked for her for months on spec. There’s nothing wrong with passing on a project, but making promises that you don’t plan to keep is just unprofessional.
I don’t know the circumstances with these writers/directors, but it sounds to me like she’s just being a producer. I HAVE worked with her and don’t know her to be blatantly dishonest about anything.
Her publicists are working overtime. I worked closely with her and she’s a strong willed, brittle, humorless mediocrity.
I love Alexandra. She is a kind and generous person to work with and who cares if her dad owns the company. If my kids are as smart as her and interested, why not have them work with you. She works her ass off and it’s funny reading some of the comments above, so many bitter people! wow!
If she was just going to take advantage of her name, she never would have left Regency. Instead she branched out, paid her dues, and proved herself on her own. Having worked with her, I think she’s always been a fighter, deeply committed to her projects, sharp, curious and well liked across the industry.
–just worked for her. she pushes hard, and works hard. she knows film and is as hungry. i think this is perfect for her.
bravo alexandra!
that’s a self-made woman right there, an inspiration to all of us who had to pull ourselves up from nothing by our bootstraps, a modern day horatio alger story