AGBO Promotes Film & TV Execs Michael Disco, Kassee Whiting & Alessandra Mamán

EXCLUSIVE: The Russo Brothers’ AGBO production studio has made a trio of promotions in its film and TV team including Michael Disco to President, Kassee Whiting to EVP, and Alessandra Mamán to SVP.

Disco will continue to expand AGBO’s slate and set creative and production strategy. At AGBO, his credits include The Whisper Man, John Rambo, and The Bluff; and he is currently in pre-production on Extraction 3. He’s a two decades New Line Cinema vet, rising to EVP Production and shepherding 34 films that grossed nearly $4.5 billion worldwide — among them Hairspray, Horrible Bosses, Game Night, San Andreas, and Rampage. In 2019, he launched his own banner, The Disco Factory, under an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. and New Line, executive producing The Many Saints of Newark and producing Andy Muschietti’s The Flash.

“Michael’s strength has never been bound to a single format or genre. He has built global IP, mounted productions across the most competitive filming destinations in the world, and navigated a full range of release strategies, theatrical and streaming alike,” said AGBO Chief Creative Officer Angela Russo-Otstot, “That breadth is the essence of a trans-media approach — and it’s exactly what makes him the right person to guide our storytelling across both film and television.”

As EVP of Film & TV, Whiting will continue to shape AGBO’s creative direction while overseeing her own slate of projects. Her AGBO producing credits include All Fun and Games, The Whisper Man, The Bluff and she is currently guiding and upcoming slate of films at various studios including Amazon, Netflix, and Lionsgate. She began her career at Summit Entertainment in physical and post-production on the Twilight saga, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Warm Bodies, before overseeing production and acquisitions at Open Road Films, where her credits included Dope, Bleed for This, Marshall, Home Again, and the Best Picture Oscar winner Spotlight.

As SVP of Film & TV, Mamán joins longtime AGBO SVP vets Albert J. Kim and Ari Costa. Mamán’s credits at the studio include the local-language series Citadel: Diana and Citadel: Honey Bunny, along with Citadel Season 2 and the upcoming Mercenary series. Mamán came to AGBO following seven years at Universal Content Productions, where she rose to Director of Scripted Development with credits including Peacock’s Dr. Death, Netflix’s Brand New Cherry Flavor, and Hulu’s The Girl from Plainville.

Kim’s work spans Deadly Class, Tygo, and the Academy Award–winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, while Costa’s includes the Extraction trilogy, Mosul, The Bluff, and Mercenary.

“Audiences no longer experience stories within the lines of a single format, and some of the most impactful storytelling has never honored those borders — instead, it goes wherever the story needs to go,” said Russo-Otstot. “AGBO was built on that kind of fluidity. Anthony, Joe, and I have each spent our careers moving between film and series, as have many of our executives, which made bringing the two divisions together feel entirely natural — and a deliberate way to foster that same well-roundedness across all of our leadership. It frees them to pursue whatever form best serves a filmmaker’s vision, rather than being bound to any single medium.”

AGBO counts five releases this year — including The Whisper Man (August 28th), starring Robert De Niro on Netflix, and Avengers: Doomsday (December 18th), produced with Marvel and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo — and five more slated for next year, among them the local-language film Tygo, the Mercenary series, John Rambo, and Avengers: Secret Wars.

“Anthony, Joe, and I could not be prouder of this group,” said Russo-Otstot. “We’ve always believed the most important thing that AGBO’s executives can be to the filmmaker is a bona fide producer and a champion — someone who points every resource we have at realizing a singular vision and then has the discipline and the patience to give that vision the room it needs to breathe. Kassee, Alessandra, Albert, and Ari embody the rare blend of ambition and meticulous care it takes to give an artist both total freedom and total confidence that every detail is in expert hands. They are a large part of why filmmakers trust us with their most personal work.”