Allison Shearmur, 'Rogue One,' 'Hunger Games' Producer, Dies at 53

Veteran Hollywood producer and executive Allison Shearmur, who produced the "Hunger Games" films, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and the upcoming "Solo: A Star Wars Story," died Friday, a source told Variety. She was 53.

Shearmur worked as an executive at Disney, Universal, Paramount and Lionsgate before becoming a producer in 2011.

Shearmur was well-liked in Hollywood and known as "Alli." She joined Lionsgate as president of motion picture production in 2008 after leaving Paramount, where she had served as co-president of production for two years.

Her background included oversight of "Zodiac" and "Dreamgirls" at Paramount; "Erin Brockovich" and the "American Pie" and "Bourne" franchises at Universal; and "George of the Jungle" at Disney.