Oliver Stone has suggested that Ryan Gosling is “wasting his time” making films like Barbie.Gosling played the role of Ken in last year’s hit Greta Gerwig film, earning huge acclaim including a recent BAFTA nomination for Supporting Actor.However, Stone – who has helmed films such as Platoon and JFK – criticised the film in a resurfaced interview with City A.M. from last year, hitting out at a “ridiculous” joke suggestion from Mattel’s boss that he could direct a Barbie sequel.“Ryan Gosling is wasting his time if he’s doing that shit for money,” Stone added. “He should be doing more serious films. He shouldn’t be a part of this infantilization of Hollywood.“Now it’s all fantasy, fantasy, fantasy, including all the war pictures: fantasy, fantasy.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer Says Avoiding “Crazy Risk” Will Help Film Studio Weather Stormy Box Office After Starz Split
05.01.2024 - 02:05 / deadline.com
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer expressed an optimistic view of the movie business – at least the way it is approached by his cost-conscious executive team.
During a conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss the forthcoming split of the company’s film and TV operations from Starz, Feltheimer said the key is to avoid “crazy risk” that can cause financial pain in a volatile marketplace. One analyst asked how Lionsgate would manage through a period of sustained theatrical revenue decline, with ticket sales continuing to lag well behind pre-Covid levels.
“You can’t talk about the film business as a box office business, OK?” Feltheimer said, adding that the analyst’s “premise is a little bit off” concerning theatrical moviegoing, which is expected to slump in 2024 due to multiple factors. “I’m not really concerned about it. I’m bullish on it,” the CEO said.
“Box office is the driver of the business,” the exec acknowledged, “but while I can’t speak for all studios, I think if you asked folks overall how they think about the business right now, I’m hearing really when people start putting together all of the revenue streams, I think it’s a pretty positive business.”
The wide releases put out by Lionsgate, whose stable includes John Wick, Hunger Games, Saw and other franchises, are handled “a little differently” than major studios, Feltheimer noted. “I like our profile. We probably take a little away from the super-upside, but the way we pre-license our movies to, frankly, a much larger group of international buyers means we go into the domestic release with a far lower gap or deficit” to recoup. “In the world we’re in right now, it’s a great model.”
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