Studio chief scorecard
Jon Peters and Peter Guber
Used to be: Joint heads of SONY (1989-1994)
Made their mark with: A Few Good Men Sleepless in Seattle Philadelphia
Now they are: Peters occasionally produces, Guber founded Mandalay Entertainment Group.
How is that going: Mandalay has a finger in many potsmovies, TV, sports, so Guber is doing just fine. Peters maybe less so.
Whats next: Peters is working on the Superman franchise, Gubers looking at a slate of TV movies. (AP / Getty Images)
Michael Eisner
Used to be: President of Paramount (1976-1994), Chairman of the Walt Disney Company (1984-2005)
Made his mark with: Grease, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Lion King
Now he is: Launching Vuguru, a studio that will produce and distribute Internet video.
How is that going: Ever seen Prom Queen? Neither have we.
Whats next: Hoping this Internet thing pays off. (Amanda Edwards / Getty Images)
John Calley
Used to be: President of Sony (1996-2003)
Made his mark with: Dirty Harry, A Clockwork Orange, Leaving Las Vegas
Now he is: occasionally working with Brian Grazer.
How is that going: The Da Vinci Code went pretty well.
Whats next: A Da Vinci sequel and a few other projects in development. (Rick Meyer / LAT)
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Used to be: Studio Chairman at the Walt Disney Company (1984-1994)
Made his mark with: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King
Now he is: Partner in Dreamworks SKG
How is that going: Pretty awesome thanks to the Shrek franchise, but it wasnt always so. Dreamworks got off to a rocky start.
Whats next: More Shrek! (Evan Agostini / Getty Images)
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Joe Roth
Used to be: Chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989-1993), Walt Disney Studios (1994-2000)
Made his mark with: Home Alone
Now he is: Founder of Revolution Studios
How is that going: Click and Benchwarmers did okay, Zoom xXx: State of the Union and Gigli did not.
Whats next: Revolutions distribution deal with Sony expires at the end of 2007. Roth says he will become a producer for Sony. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
