had hit a standstill in talks to direct another movie for Marvel, which is owned by Disney, due to uncertainty over how a potential next feature would be distributed and how they would be paid.
The resolution, however, also belies an industry in a state of unprecedented flux. “Corporations are panicking at the moment, because I think that half the studios are going to disappear in the next 5-10 years, and the game has changed dramatically,” he continued. “There are content producers who can outspend any studio, and it’s just a rounding error for them, because they’re $1 trillion companies. We’ve never seen that before in the business.
Amid the flurry of wheeling and dealing at the fast-rising Rome market, where some 350 new titles in development and production are on display for prospective partners, the AGBO co-chairman spoke about his own interest in spotting and nurturing talent overseas.