The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is taking a step toward ending the reasons behind the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. 

Producer Will Packer of “Girls Trip” and “Being Mary Jane” fame will produce the next Oscars ceremony, scheduled to take place in Hollywood on March 27, 2022.

“The power, the beauty, the romance of the imagery in movies has always attracted me,” The Hollywood Reporter quoted Packer as saying. “I’m fully embracing the challenge of bringing an ode to one of the most iconic mediums in the world to life. What an honor.”

Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson told THR in a joint statement that Packer is, “ … already bringing a boundless energy and a focus on innovation to this year’s Oscars to entertain the widest spectrum of fans.”