Tony Hinchcliffe: Woke Hollywood studios killed comedy movies... and I have the answer for that
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Brief Summary
Comedy faces challenges as studios avoid risk, but independent projects are in the works.
Key points
- The Biggest Loser in Comedy. A discussion on the current state of comedy and film studios' reluctance to take risks.
- A New Project in the Works. Hints at an upcoming project that promises to break the mold in comedy.
Transcript
Who's the biggest loser in comedy? >> The biggest loser in comedy right now that >> entertainment, >> right? Well, you know, the biggest loser really are these are these giant movie studios which still are virtue signaling and afraid to take any chances whatsoever. The last movie with any edge at all in a theater, I think, was The Hangover, which I think was 2006, 2005, >> and it made a billion dollars franchise. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Are they coming to you asking you to do one? I would think that would be a very natural play, but there's no studio who would do it. So, maybe like A24 or one of the smaller ones.
>> We are working on something. And really, yeah. And it's going to be it's going to be >> You heard it here first. definitely the answer to that and it's all happening and it's going to >> Well, they let you do what you want. >> Yes, we already we we went and got independent uh financing for it. my amazing team over at UTA.
