Josh Rosenbaum Promoted to Partner at Ken Kao’s Waypoint

Josh Rosenbaum has been promoted to companion at Ken Kao’s Waypoint Leisure, the manufacturing and finance firm behind Neon’s upcoming horror thriller Cuckoo.

Rosenbaum, who started his profession at WME, joined the corporate in 2015 and has labored on movies that embody 2017’s Hostiles, Jared Leto starrer The Outsider, and Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Mid 90s. Rosenbaum’s appointment to the newly created publish comes after the corporate signed on to a slate cope with Neon that can see the corporate produce and finance movies within the $10 million vary with the speciality label.

“Whether or not advocating for filmmakers or seamlessly collaborating with our companion groups, these lucky sufficient to work alongside him can attest to his simple inventive prowess,” mentioned Kao. “His multifaceted contributions throughout all areas of the enterprise have been pivotal to our success, and I’m excited to have him as a Associate, propelling Waypoint to even larger heights.”

Added Rosenbaum: “Over the previous 14 years, Ken has constructed Waypoint right into a sanctuary for filmmakers to share daring and unique tales. I’m thrilled to hitch him as Associate and proceed Waypoint’s legacy as a powerhouse with a ‘Swiss-Military-Knife’ arsenal of inventive, producing, and monetary belongings. With our unimaginable workforce together with Emily Cheung and Dani Klemes, we’re poised to navigate this ever altering market to assist nice movies get made.”

Waypoint’s slate consists of Aneil Karia’s fashionable adaptation of Hamlet starring Riz Ahmed and crime-thriller She Rides Shotgun starring Taron Egerton.