Focus Features' president of production Josh McLaughlin has exited his post to become a producer, Collider has exclusively learned, and sources say he's getting a first-look production deal with the studio. I'm told that there are no immediate plans to replace McLaughlin, and that Focus president Robert Walak will continue to oversee both production and acquisitions for the studio. McLaughlin was named president of production in May 2017, when he replaced Jim Burke, who also yearned to return to his previous role as producer and received a first-look deal at Focus. McLaughlin was the executive who …