However, he noted that the “IP” when he got his start in Hollywood was the shared life experiences people have, such as the plot of his 2003 movie Old School, which saw friends (Vaughn, Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson) returning to college when they’re older.
I don't think this is just for his R-rated comedies, but for many more projects that are currently in development. There really isn't a set of rules for creating a succesfull project, nobody knows anything in the end - it remains a creative business.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/vince-vaughn-r-rated...
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I agree with Vaughn - it's a creative business and that attitude is needed to launch new and fresh material, which is vital to the industry (and the audience).
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“The people in charge don’t want to get fired more so than they’re looking to do something great, so they want to kind of follow a set of rules that somehow get set in stone, that don’t really translate."
Producer Todd Garland was saying this on his podcast nearly 10 years ago. The C-suite at studios are full of careerist executives who favor job security over pushing the creative envelope any which way. Which has only been compounded by bottom line driven tech companies getting overly involved in the industry. Everyone's trying to make safe decisions for self preservation instead of believing in artists to evolve the form in beautiful and inspiring ways.
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Pat Alexander its ruining the complete industry! https://youtube.com/shorts/RUpLmTQiJkQ?si=xMHnfugrG4G8YadO
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Willem Elzenga that clip hits pretty hard too
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Sam Sokolow and Pat have kinda nailed it here... there aren't many risk takers or people willing to color outside the box when it comes to new ideas, as if you say "no" to the new and stay with the tried and true, your job security doubles.
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Its insane if you think in terms of job security when it comes to the art of moviemaking, especially when the industry is struggling. If you want to make movies these days as a talent creative or artist (meaning growth for the industry) you have to invest in it yourself,with your own money. That's not a good business to get involved with if your willing to work your ass off when your young.
So how do ppl become Hollywood executives in charge of studios & streamers? Is it just about crunching numbers for Wall Street Hedge fund companies, or what is it?
And it's only getting worse.....
Paramount cuts 15% of US staff, writes down $6 billion in latest sign of TV troubles
https://www.cnn.com/paramount-layoffs-writedown-tv-merger-skydance/index...
Thought Paramount sold to the Ellison children? David C. Velasco
Dan MaxXx -Apparently they're merging Skydance Media, which I believe is owned by David Ellison.