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Charles Roven Reflects On Career & Collaborations, Says ‘Road House 2’ Likely Starting In September – Taormina
Veteran producer Charles Roven on key collaborations and hopes for the future
Veteran producer Charles Roven was here in Taormina this week to pick up an Achievement Award from the festival ahead of a special screening of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel which had originally played the event a dozen years ago. Roven, whose long list of credits also includes Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and the filmmaker’s Oscar winning 2023 Oppenheimer, as well as Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys and David O. Russell’s American Hustle, got his producing start with Shirley Muldowney biopic Heart Like a Wheel in 1983 and tells us about that experience below in a quick-take reflection on a decades-spanning career, and shares insight into the state of the business. I was in my mid 20s, and I said, “Hi, I’m Chuck Roven, and I’m a film producer and I’d like to option the rights to your life story.” She goes, “Honey, I just kicked my ex-boyfriend’s ass, but I’ll tell you, he was also my sponsor.
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