Veteran dealmaker Rick Rosen, Wme’s head of television, broadcast and sports, dropped a few intriguing hints about future projects during a fast-paced and wide-ranging Paley Dialogues conversation at Paley Center in Beverly Hills Tuesday night.
In answering a question about the trend toward rebooting hit shows Rosen said that client Dick Wolf “is reviving one of his shows from years ago – it’s a franchise you can re-do” that “doesn’t necessarily have to have the same cast” to make it a success. He noted that there were multiple networks bidding on it.
And, in responding to a question about Wme sports division’s strategy of developing content deals for sports stars, he said that Wme is “doing a show with Colin Kaepernick. “We’re still putting it together,” he said when pressed for details.
Additionally, Rosen revealed that he had put together a drama series starring Richard Gere,...
In answering a question about the trend toward rebooting hit shows Rosen said that client Dick Wolf “is reviving one of his shows from years ago – it’s a franchise you can re-do” that “doesn’t necessarily have to have the same cast” to make it a success. He noted that there were multiple networks bidding on it.
And, in responding to a question about Wme sports division’s strategy of developing content deals for sports stars, he said that Wme is “doing a show with Colin Kaepernick. “We’re still putting it together,” he said when pressed for details.
Additionally, Rosen revealed that he had put together a drama series starring Richard Gere,...
- 12/5/2018
- by Diane Haithman and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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