Emmerich has been producer or executive producer of over 50 films. He also wrote the screenplays to the films
Frequency and
The Last Mimzy, among other screenplays. He was also the executive music producer of the films
Menace II Society and
Above The Rim and is given thanks in the credits of
Wayne Kramer's 2006 thriller film
Running Scared. After serving as president of production at
New Line Cinema, Emmerich became president and chief operating officer of New Line on March 18, 2008. In 2017, he became President and Chief Content Officer of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, and later in 2018 its chairman. As chairman, he "has oversight of the Studio’s global theatrical production, marketing and distribution operations and also oversees the marketing and distribution activities of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment". In October 2019, he extended his contract as chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and elevated top lieutenant Carolyn Blackwood to the newly created position of chief operating officer. On June 1, 2022, Emmerich announced his resignation from his position with Warner Bros, with
Michael De Luca and
Pamela Abdy set to replace him after their contracts with
Amazon-owned
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer expire. Emmerich remained at his post for a "transitional period" before starting his own production company, signing a five-year funding and distribution deal with Warner Bros. De Luca and Abdy took over in July 2022. ==Filmography==