Tom Hanks on the writers strike in Hollywood
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Channel: PBS NewsHour
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Keywords: Tom Hanks, Author, THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE, book, writers' strike, writers strike, strike, streaming, movies, film, industry, negotiations
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Length: 5min 46sec (346 seconds)
Published: Fri May 12 2023
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Seems like he is saying without saying the steamers are producing way too much poor quality shit.
Oversaturating the market, too many low quality choices for the consumer, devalues the very high end stuff and takes away too much of the "pie" from writers and quality projects who deserve it.
I don't know if Mr. Hanks is right at all, I'm just trying to understand his subtle non-commital answer.
The problem with the entertainment industry is the same as its always been. Those who contribute the least make the most.
I bet the strike makes a lot of people in his circles very uncomfortable. His response is pretty cagey, but when you read between the lines, he's telling his friends on the "producing" side of all this to just pay the damn writers.
This was his way of saying that the folks holding the coffers don't have a leg to stand on like they did in prior negotiations. Money is flowing from streaming content. If you don't have a robust way to compensate/retain talented writers, that flow is in danger.
Tom Hanks sure said a lot of words. Almost impressive to talk so much without saying much at all.
Netflix has 250 million subs. Disney+ has 120 million subs. In no world are they not actually making money. They are doing the hollywood tradition of fudging numbers so they don't have to pay people. Lucas film tried to not pay David Prowse residual payments on Return of the Jedi claiming it hadn't made money. Return of the Jedi!!!!!
Disney funnels a billion bucks into streaming and it’s the worst quality shit possible. Shocker
I'd like to hear Matt Damons take. He's always seemed very upfront about the weird shit that goes down in the industry.
This is probably the most tepid, convoluted, mealy-mouthed support for the writers' strike I've seen to date.
Tom Hanks adds absolutely nothing to the conversation on the writers strike in hollywood - FTFY