In a big week for the idea of turning ROMEO & JULIET into a contemporary rap opera, the same week Me’Shell’s duet with John Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison’s “Wild Night”, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts, Me’Shell (composer), Josh Donen (producer), Dianne (writer) and I pitched to Hollywoood:
Monday, September 12:
11:00 am Universal – Nina Jacobson, Elizabeth Hunter
3:00 pm Touchstone – Donald DeLine, Alex Schwartz, Paul Feldsher, Paul Kremin (Hollywood Records)
Tuesday, September 13:
10:00 am New Line – Mike DeLuca, Wyck Godfrey, Helena Echegoyen
Wednesday, September 14:
11:00 am Fox 2000 – Laura Ziskin, Leslie Morgan
5:00 pm Warners Bros – Bill Gerber, Channing Dungey