Amy Pascal

Amy Pascal, honestly, is one of those Hollywood powerhouses who’s been quietly shaping what you see at the movies for, like, decades now. She’s basically Sony Pictures royalty, having her fingerprints on a wild range of blockbusters—think Spider-Man, Venom, those Jumanji sequels that somehow worked, and even that 2016 Ghostbusters reboot which, hey, stirred up plenty of opinions. But you can’t talk Amy Pascal without mentioning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. That movie? Total game-changer. An animated web-slinger flick that wasn’t just another superhero cash grab but actually blew up expectations. Critics and fans went nuts for it—finally, something fresh in the superhero world. But Amy doesn’t just stick to popcorn flicks. She’s also behind stuff like Little Women (the Greta Gerwig one that had everyone debating which March sister they were) and The Post, that Spielberg-directed journalism drama with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Not exactly small potatoes, right? You get this sense she’s got range, jumping from comic books to Oscar bait without breaking a sweat. Personal life? Not exactly a tabloid regular. She’s been married to Bernard Weinraub—yeah, that New York Times reporter turned playwright—since the late ‘90s. They’ve got a kid together, but she keeps that part of her life pretty low-key compared to her Hollywood hustle. All in all, Pascal’s career is kind of a masterclass in staying relevant and rolling with the punches in an industry that loves to chew people up.