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'''Brian Goldner''' is an executive at [[Hasbro]]. He joined Hasbro in 2000 from rival [[Bandai]], to help lead the company to refocus on its core brands such as ''Monopoly'' and ''Transformers'', after a disastrous year where Hasbro lost $144 million dollars, costing hundreds of jobs and the closure of the former [[Kenner]] Cincinnati offices. The strategy was successful, and in 2006 Goldner was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. On February 11th, 2008, it Goldner was announced to replace [[Alfred J. Verrecchia]] as Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, effective May 22, 2008.<br />
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===Involvement in the ''Transformers'' films===<br />
In 2003, Goldner, who was at that point head of Hasbro's toy group, learned that Hollywood producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] was planning a military-themed movie. Goldner convinced Di Bonaventura to turn his film project into a licensed movie based on Hasbro's ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' line.<ref name="marketwatch">[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldner-scripts-a-blockbuster-as-hasbros-chief-transformer MarketWatch report on Brian Goldner, dated December 2008]</ref> <br />
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Following the US invasion of Iraq in March of 2003, however, a movie named "G.I. Joe" was no longer considered viable, so it was decided to change the project into a [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' movie]] instead.<ref name="murphylatino">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/on-set-interview-producer-don-murphy-on-transformers-1502 Latino Review interview with producer Don Murphy.]</ref> A ''G.I. Joe'' movie was ultimately produced several years later. For the ''Transformers'' movie, Golder also helped bring together [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[DreamWorks]] along with [[Steven Spielberg]]. Goldner is officially credited as executive producer for the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie and its 2009 sequel, ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', as well as the ''G.I. Joe'' movie ''The Rise of Cobra''. He also appeared in several interviews for the movie and the associated toys and video games.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=869421 Profile on Forbes.com]<br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131060/ Brian Goldner on the Internet Movie Database]<br />
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