He began his career as an assistant at TriStar and became Vice President of production at Columbia Pictures.[2] In 2007, he joined New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros., where he served as a production executive for a decade.[2] He oversaw their horror slate of films with Dave Neustadter, including The Conjuring series and It (2017).[3] He also co-wrote the story for 47 Ronin (2013), a Universal Pictures film starring Keanu Reeves.[4]