Niija Kuykendall

Senior Vice President, Film Production
Warner Bros.

Niija Kuykendall is the Senior Vice President, Production at Warner Bros. Pictures where she just finished production on the film JUST MERCY starring Michael B. Jordan and in post-production on the films GODZILLA 2 and THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR starring Yara Shahidi.

In her time at Warner Bros., Kuykendall has overseen the production of movies such as the recently released A STAR IS BORN, Stephen King’s IT, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, Guy Ritchie’s KING ARTHUR, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING as well as MAGIC MIKE 1 &2, EDGE OF TOMORROW, ARGO, and CONTAGION.

Kuykendall is on the boards of Brown University’s Women Leadership Council, Time’s Up Entertainment,and the Emma Bowen Foundation for Multicultural Interests in Media. She is also a member of the Executive Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.She is a graduate of Brown University.