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Warner Bros TV Boss Channing Dungey Considers ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ TV Remake, Doesn’t Give Up Hope Of More ‘Ted Lasso’ – Banff


Ocean’s Eleven, Ted Lasso and the challenging state of the television business were all topics addressed by Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, was at the Banff World Media Festival today. In a Deadline-moderated panel at the Canadian event, Dungey teased that she has considered a remake of the classic heist […]

In a Deadline-moderated panel at the Canadian event, Dungey teased that she has considered a remake of the classic heist film, which originally starred the Rat Pack including Frank Sinatra and a more recent version starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. When asked what other Warner Bros. movie titles she has considered rebooting for television, she said, “I think about things like Ocean’s Eleven, for example. But if we had a longer period of time to explore those categories, or to tackle that story’, that’s really where the fun begins,” she added.

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