Former Disney Film Chief Seanโฃ Bailey Launchesโ New entertainment Company, B5, Backed by RedBird Capital
LOSโ ANGELES, CA – โขSean Bailey, former โPresident of Disney Worldwide Production and producer of the recently released Tron: ares, has launched B5, aโ new entertainment company focused on innovative storytelling and emerging technologies. The venture โis backed byโค RedBird Capital, โa private investmentโฃ firm, and aims to “trailblaze new entertainmentโฃ formats” alongside films and television series.
Bailey,who oversaw a period of unprecedented success at Disney – including a record-breaking 2019 for The Walt Disney Studiosโ – โขexited the studio in February 2024 to focus on Tron: Ares,which has already grossed overโ $124 million worldwide. โDuring his 14-year tenure at Disney, he shepherded blockbuster releases such as Pirates of the Caribbean,โ beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, โคand The Lion King. He also played aโฃ key role in โคthe launch of Disney+ and spearheaded Disney StudioLAB, an innovation hub exploring emerging technologies in โขstorytelling.
“We’reโฃ building a companyโฃ that willโข not only create compelling films and television series,but also trailblaze new entertainment formats that open doors forโข storytellers,” Bailey stated.”We have a โฃfantastic slate of โartist-driven partnerships and projects in โthe works,โ and we โขcan’t wait to share them wiht audiences around the world.”
B5 will benefit โคfrom RedBird’sโค business-building resources, including capital and โoperatingโข expertise. “Iโ have known Seanโค for over twenty years, and we have a shared โviewโข on how โขtechnologyโ can support and further enable the creative community to generate great content, expand formats andโ reach consumers,”โ said Gerry Cardinale, Founder and Managingโข Partner ofโ RedBird.”RedBird will lean into supporting Seanโฃ and the exceptional โคteam at B5, โbringing our business building resourcesโฆto โhelp โขscale โthe โฃbusiness.”
Joining Bailey โคin the โventure are producers Jeffrey Springer and Jack Silver. Springer most recently heldโข a long-term overall deal with The Walt Disney Company, โขproducing feature films โandโ consulting across variousโ divisions including television,โ animation, theme parks, and games. He is known for his โwork on the Tron franchise, Tim Burton’s Dumbo,โ and Joseph Kosinski’sโข Oblivion, and served as aโ resident producer at Disney’s StudioLAB, overseeing projects in AR, VR, and real-time content.
Silver has produced or executiveโ producedโ 34 films,collectivelyโ grossing over $6 billion globally. he โis recognized for integratingโ innovativeโค technologies into โfilm production,with credits includingโ the live-action remakes of The Lionโฃ King andโ Beauty and the Beast,and also The Little Mermaid,300,Terminator: Salvation,and Edge of Tomorrow.
B5’s advisory โboard boasts a roster of industry leaders,โ including Pixar Co-founder โand former President Ed Catmull, Blumhouse โคFounder โข& CEO Jason โBlum, Stanfordโ professor Dr. โขmaneesh Agrawala, Caltech professor and โMeta โขAI researcher Dr. Georgiaโ Gkioxari,former Sony โPictures โฃVice Chair โYair Landau,BCG Senior Advisor Doug Shapiro,and KKR Executiveโข Advisor and Former Chairman ofโ Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Kareem Daniel.
