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Did 007 Tribulations Seal Jennifer Salke’s Fate?


007 Trials & Tribulations Sealed Jennifer Salke Fate

It was evident Salke had lost luster in the executive suite when she was largely absent from the deals that brought in Amy Pascal and David Heyman as the new producers of the next iteration of James Bond films, sources said. There were other filmmaker clashes, including a memorable one with director Doug Liman, who wrote a guest column on Deadline registering his disappointment in making a theatrical deal on the Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal, only to see the film go directly to a streaming release despite high audience test scores that usually portend a box office success. Valenti has strong executives under her, including Julie Rapaport, Scott Foundas and Elishia Holmes, and her old WB counterpart Sue Kroll to lean on.

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