Please bring back the executive roundtables. They are my favorite and the most important! Although there have been more shakeups recently but I hope they come back!!!
What was very revealing was the last question, and the responses to that question. They aren't really film-lovers, they are business people. None of them were big film lovers as kids or young people. When people are wondering why the quality of output in Hollywood is so low, that's probably why. Say what you want about old Hollywood but many of the studio heads then loved their cinema.
my advice is to watch entire vid and not listen much to this person. the 2nd to last question- nobody collected movie memorabilia. loving movies and collecting memorabilia are not the same thing, esp if you're not actually making the movies. the only a little bit strange answer was the one guy who said he didn't watch movies as a kind and he needed a job. but the answer to the actual final question "what first movie made an impact on you as a kid" EVERYBODY had an answer to this question. even the guy who didn't watch movies and worked at lionsgate for a job, explained he lived in a small southern town with a little theater that he remembered the first time he saw 10 commandments. I guarantee you every one of these people watches as much movies as anybody commenting on youtube, and probably a lot more. The executive roundtables are pretty interesting because you really do get more insight into the reality between keeping making movies and the art. Here we didn't get as much into the art aspect because the interviewers were more interested in industry horse-race and political topics, but if you watch the other round tables they usually get into tradeoffs a lot more. If directors or actors ran these companies, a lot of them would go under because they don't have pragmatism that some of these people have. It's a collaborative effort, which includes studios and financing. i don't usually comment on youtube videos but i felt like this person's comment about the last question was neither insightful much less representative of the answers. suggest you watch the whole thing and also pay attention to quality of interviewers (there is a wide range of quality in THR stuff). overall really interesting tho.
Another great 59 minutes in this series of Roundtable discussions. Thank you Hollywood Reporter. Donna Langley and Stacey Snider are especially inspiring. What I love most about Stacey Snider is how she treasures the copies of the screenplays she produced. 53:54 Who said that studio executives don't read much? Let's have more Sniders please!
+AsianMovieNerd They ran a piece with the WB's water-tower pissing on him ( www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-chilly-summer-puts-816176 ) and last roundtable they accused him of conducting an executive bake-off, prepping to sell to China, and singled him out for a soft Summer. I'm not surprised he didn't participate.
these roundtables literally give me life! just enjoying it makes me feel unique lool like am not the same as everyone.THR is to me what these gossipblogs are to normal ppl
Best line: "No one can have it all in life" *"No, not true... Alan has it all, he's got PIXAR, he's got Star Wars, he's got Marvel... Alan's got it all"*
+lsz0 They might be competitors because they're in the same business, but it's not direct competition with each other. JW and AoU made a billion this year so success is not exclusive to one company.
+Antonio Thompson Asked and answered. Watch it again. Rothman was basically foaming at the mouth when he answered. Gender isn't an issue it's all about your star power and market forces. Some industries just work differently..are we going to get parity for male models because they make a fraction of what female models make and no one is up in arms about that for obvious reasons.
Yep they answered it as well as it can be answered. Actors all have different values based on how likely they are to get people to see the movie. Harrison Ford wasn't paid far more than Daisy Ridley for Star Wars because he is a male, he was paid more because he is a film legend. There will never be 100% pay equality in movies because that isn't reality. Females are the highest earners in plenty of movies. Are there complaints when Jennifer Lawrence makes far more than her male costars in other movies? Of course not and there shouldn't be because she is the bigger draw.
Even Twilight movies were directed by male filmmakers (except first one). And Donna Langley couldn't quite explain why is that male directors (who had indie-hit) get offered tent-pole from studio bosses on regular basis but female directors aren't? And it's not because pool is small coz it's not. She should look better at indie film scene - it's full of interesting (even succesfull) women fillmakers. Or may be coz studio bosses think that woman can't handle "masculine" big budget superhero movies.
Obviously WB isn't there cause they had a horrible year, Couldn't face being infront of Donna Langley who took TWO big hits from them....Sony didn't get the roasting they deserved....Alan Horn is as stuck up as ever....this roundtable was dull...Love that THR does this tho....Rob Moore should had more airtime.
I love how the debate was suppose to be about gender gap - and then they end up talking about Star Wars for the rest of the video. Shows how much they just wanted to put the subject under the carpet.
They actually answered it as clear as it can be answered. It is not a black and white issue. You aren't just going to put an actor and an actress together and pay them exactly the same. They are going to be paid on what their market value is. Jennifer Lawrence did not have the market value of Christian Bale or Bradley Cooper at the time American Hustle was made and she was a supporting character in that movie while they were the stars. On the same hand she is paid more than her male co-stars in almost every other movie because she is the bigger draw than most of her male co-stars in other movies. Plenty of actresses get paid more than males they act with. You get paid based on how big of a draw you are, not on your gender.
2 women wouldn't be paid the same amount if cast for the same role. It's based on their track record, current appeal, budget for overall film, whether it's a niche audience or a broad audience, and hopefully, their talent, etc.
Interesting that objections to "feminist" topics are coming from male commenters, or from those with handles that don't reveal the person's gender or race (hiding?). Pay disparity is a very important issue, especially to those who are on the losing end of it, whether it's due to gender, sexual orientation or race. It's an elephant in the room of any business discussion, so these executives should not dance around it or avoid it. Those who have an advantage, especially when unearned, don't want to confront it or admit it's wrong for fear of losing it.
+englandsensation I think it will. SW has super fans that will go and see the movie upwards of 5 times no matter how bad or good it is. Even though I was a kid at the time, I convinced my mom to take me to all the prequel movies in the theaters at least 5 times each.
Avatar had a window where it could have capitalized on its popularity It will still make money but that window is close to shut all the internet buzz is going to Star Wars, Marvel and DC
Please bring back the executive roundtables. They are my favorite and the most important! Although there have been more shakeups recently but I hope they come back!!!
Don't know why they didn't have the executive roundtable this year. Very disapointed.
What was very revealing was the last question, and the responses to that question. They aren't really film-lovers, they are business people. None of them were big film lovers as kids or young people. When people are wondering why the quality of output in Hollywood is so low, that's probably why. Say what you want about old Hollywood but many of the studio heads then loved their cinema.
Agreed!!!!
Well that’s bc none of the actors or directors or producers decide to become executives.
my advice is to watch entire vid and not listen much to this person. the 2nd to last question- nobody collected movie memorabilia. loving movies and collecting memorabilia are not the same thing, esp if you're not actually making the movies. the only a little bit strange answer was the one guy who said he didn't watch movies as a kind and he needed a job. but the answer to the actual final question "what first movie made an impact on you as a kid" EVERYBODY had an answer to this question. even the guy who didn't watch movies and worked at lionsgate for a job, explained he lived in a small southern town with a little theater that he remembered the first time he saw 10 commandments. I guarantee you every one of these people watches as much movies as anybody commenting on youtube, and probably a lot more. The executive roundtables are pretty interesting because you really do get more insight into the reality between keeping making movies and the art. Here we didn't get as much into the art aspect because the interviewers were more interested in industry horse-race and political topics, but if you watch the other round tables they usually get into tradeoffs a lot more. If directors or actors ran these companies, a lot of them would go under because they don't have pragmatism that some of these people have. It's a collaborative effort, which includes studios and financing.
i don't usually comment on youtube videos but i felt like this person's comment about the last question was neither insightful much less representative of the answers. suggest you watch the whole thing and also pay attention to quality of interviewers (there is a wide range of quality in THR stuff). overall really interesting tho.
Another great 59 minutes in this series of Roundtable discussions. Thank you Hollywood Reporter. Donna Langley and Stacey Snider are especially inspiring. What I love most about Stacey Snider is how she treasures the copies of the screenplays she produced. 53:54 Who said that studio executives don't read much? Let's have more Sniders please!
I'm a massive fan of these roundtables - actors, directors, writers, execs. Absolutely fantastic content THR
Love these roundtables so much! Kim Masters is a legend.
No Stephen Galloway? YES
thank god for that!
Little bummbed that Kevin Tsujihara (Warner Bros) didn't make it this year. Really liked him last year.
+AsianMovieNerd Although I'm not surprised. Warner Bros have had a terrible year.
+AsianMovieNerd They ran a piece with the WB's water-tower pissing on him ( www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-chilly-summer-puts-816176 ) and last roundtable they accused him of conducting an executive bake-off, prepping to sell to China, and singled him out for a soft Summer. I'm not surprised he didn't participate.
Yeah true that.
+Tobi Aramide So why is Stacey Snider here?! She should not be here just for THE FANTASTiC 4 alone!
I also love the rapport all the studio execs have with each other. You can tell they have a friendly rivalry between them.
Seriously, questions like "will film x meet its release date?" and "will film y meet its opening weekend target?" are so weak.
these roundtables literally give me life! just enjoying it makes me feel unique lool like am not the same as everyone.THR is to me what these gossipblogs are to normal ppl
It is great to actually see leaders of the industry that sell the same product have a conversation in this fashion. Its insightful!
"Check your facts..." Loved it.
Best line: "No one can have it all in life"
*"No, not true... Alan has it all, he's got PIXAR, he's got Star Wars, he's got Marvel... Alan's got it all"*
Surprised that most of them seem to get alone. Alan is always the best.
+lsz0 They might be competitors because they're in the same business, but it's not direct competition with each other. JW and AoU made a billion this year so success is not exclusive to one company.
True. And they seem to have a history of working with each other at different times.
Fascinating stuff, thanks.
love these videos so much
Some really lame questions. And how come they discussed the women issue, and zero comment on the black/latino/Asian/anyone who's not white issue?
@caleast "Oh no, equality! Whatever will we do???" said all the racists across America.
Hahaha the joke is on everyone doubting Star Wars lol. The filme SW:TFA grossed $529 million worldwide opening weekend! #Record!
we need more then just angelina, Julia and Sandra making 20 mil. SO MANY men make over 20 mil a film!!!!
+margomarie1 How will any actor getting paid 20M benefit you exactly... or anyone else struggling to pay their bills day to day?
+margomarie1 because there are more roles for men not because of the mythical pay gap.
It's good to be Universal Pictures this year
I love it they sat Fox and Disney/Marvel next to each other. I bet them too have very very discussions over X-Men IP and maybe even F4 too.
18:32 that's not something you hear every day
love these round tables
Where is Kevin Tsujihara?
The DC expanded universe is set to kick off early 2016
and you should invite the other Kevin too
+David DeVIlla WB has had a terrible year. Probably best if he didn't appear tbh
Next year seems much better. He'll probably appear then.
+Lin Yang Mad Max? Lol..
+Wan Wiles One movie that didn't do too brilliant.
All of WB's other movies have been flops
***** The budget was 150m and it only made around 300m
What's confusing is that none of them are really answering the question regarding the money gap in gender biases. They're dancing around it.
+Antonio Thompson Asked and answered. Watch it again. Rothman was basically foaming at the mouth when he answered. Gender isn't an issue it's all about your star power and market forces. Some industries just work differently..are we going to get parity for male models because they make a fraction of what female models make and no one is up in arms about that for obvious reasons.
Yep they answered it as well as it can be answered. Actors all have different values based on how likely they are to get people to see the movie. Harrison Ford wasn't paid far more than Daisy Ridley for Star Wars because he is a male, he was paid more because he is a film legend. There will never be 100% pay equality in movies because that isn't reality. Females are the highest earners in plenty of movies. Are there complaints when Jennifer Lawrence makes far more than her male costars in other movies? Of course not and there shouldn't be because she is the bigger draw.
Alan Horn owes me so much.
Even Twilight movies were directed by male filmmakers (except first one). And Donna Langley couldn't quite explain why is that male directors (who had indie-hit) get offered tent-pole from studio bosses on regular basis but female directors aren't? And it's not because pool is small coz it's not. She should look better at indie film scene - it's full of interesting (even succesfull) women fillmakers. Or may be coz studio bosses think that woman can't handle "masculine" big budget superhero movies.
Obviously WB isn't there cause they had a horrible year, Couldn't face being infront of Donna Langley who took TWO big hits from them....Sony didn't get the roasting they deserved....Alan Horn is as stuck up as ever....this roundtable was dull...Love that THR does this tho....Rob Moore should had more airtime.
+mahdi0123456789 Maybe because Moore already lost the hosts after denying gender pay gap.
Julia Roberts, at her peak, was the highest paid actor in Hollywood.
check your facts ahahaha
I love how the debate was suppose to be about gender gap - and then they end up talking about Star Wars for the rest of the video. Shows how much they just wanted to put the subject under the carpet.
They actually answered it as clear as it can be answered. It is not a black and white issue. You aren't just going to put an actor and an actress together and pay them exactly the same. They are going to be paid on what their market value is. Jennifer Lawrence did not have the market value of Christian Bale or Bradley Cooper at the time American Hustle was made and she was a supporting character in that movie while they were the stars. On the same hand she is paid more than her male co-stars in almost every other movie because she is the bigger draw than most of her male co-stars in other movies. Plenty of actresses get paid more than males they act with. You get paid based on how big of a draw you are, not on your gender.
2 women wouldn't be paid the same amount if cast for the same role. It's based on their track record, current appeal, budget for overall film, whether it's a niche audience or a broad audience, and hopefully, their talent, etc.
Im calling it right now,STAR WARS will open to 250 million!
Interesting that objections to "feminist" topics are coming from male commenters, or from those with handles that don't reveal the person's gender or race (hiding?). Pay disparity is a very important issue, especially to those who are on the losing end of it, whether it's due to gender, sexual orientation or race. It's an elephant in the room of any business discussion, so these executives should not dance around it or avoid it. Those who have an advantage, especially when unearned, don't want to confront it or admit it's wrong for fear of losing it.
Awful interviewers...I saw the session from 2020 I think and that was absolutely excellent. I can actually feel the judgement from these interiewers
''strong'' is the new ''thick'' so over used and miss used it will become the new hollow word.
WB is fucked they are not even invited
Star Wars 7-9 is complete trash!! I hate those new series. They had the opportunity of a lifetime and blew it!!
I didn't know bill gates was the head of sony..
Bad interviewers!
Movie EXECUTIVES is a dream job, if you love film. I'm claiming it!!!
What is it with these interviewers always turning things into gender arguments????
Avatar is so overrated! Hope SW takes 1st place.
+englandsensation I think it will. SW has super fans that will go and see the movie upwards of 5 times no matter how bad or good it is. Even though I was a kid at the time, I convinced my mom to take me to all the prequel movies in the theaters at least 5 times each.
Avatar had a window where it could have capitalized on its popularity
It will still make money but that window is close to shut
all the internet buzz is going to Star Wars, Marvel and DC
these interviewers are not being as intelligent as they could be. THR can do better
women's lib shit end at around 13:30 guys. great interview :)