Millennium Media President Jeffrey Greenstein Steps Down; Jonathan Yunger Named President On Eve Of EFM

Andreas Wiseman
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EXCLUSIVE: A shake-up is taking place on the eve of EFM at one of the market’s long-standing U.S. sales and production companies.

Millennium Media President Jeffrey Greenstein is exiting Avi Lerner’s company after fourteen years to pursue his own endeavors and co-President Jonathan Yunger has been appointed President.

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Greenstein’s plans are coming together and are expected to be clear within days. We understand the parting to be amicable. Yunger will be spearheading Millennium in Berlin at the EFM.

Greenstein, a regular fixture at major movie markets, joined Millennium in 2010, handling more than sixty films during his tenure, including The Expendables franchise, the Gerard Butler Has Fallen franchise, The Hitman’s Bodyguard movies and Mechanic: Resurrection. He was appointed President in 2016, managing all aspects of the independent studio.

Yunger joined Millennium in 2011 and has worked on more than fifty films during his tenure at the company, including many of the same franchises as Greenstein. He has produced more than 20 movies, including Scott Eastwood starrer The Outpost, and co-wrote The Offering, and served as the film’s Second Unit Director.

Currently based in Miami, Yunger travels regularly to Los Angeles and Millennium’s studio in Sofia, Nu Boyana Film Studios, to produce its films. Greenstein is also based in Miami.

“Millennium has been and will always be like a family to me,” Greenstein said today. “I am grateful to Avi and Trevor for the trust and opportunity to have led the company through some of its most successful years, growing its slate with original franchises and successful elevated genre films, even launching the company into TV and gaming projects. It is time for me to pursue new endeavors and build a legacy of my own, as the legacy of Millennium lives on. Millennium’s legacy lives on and is in good hands with Jonathan.”

“Jeffrey has always been an integral part of the company and we wish him success in all of his future endeavors. With Jonathan assuming the role of President, we anticipate a smooth transition, allowing us to continue delivering exceptional films from our slate,” said Avi Lerner, Millennium Chairman and founder.

Millennium is in post on comic book adaptation, Red Sonja, starring Matilda Lutz, Wallis Day and Robert Sheehan, Hellboy: The Crooked Man starring Jack Kesy, Subservience starring Megan Fox, and Dirty Angels with Eva Green, Ruby Rose, and Maria Bakalova.

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