David Zazlav's Disturbing Success Story; Parsing "Project Hail Mary" Box Office; New Releases Reactions
About this episode
The episode discusses the box office success of 'Project Hail Mary', the controversial rise of David Zazlav, and upcoming film releases.
IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio dive into a busy week for films and film news. They break down what the box office success of "Project Hail Mary" means for star Ryan Gosling and the state of movie going, before taking a broad look at the disturbing success story of outgoing Warner Bros. CEO and current Hollywood pariah David Zazlav. Finally they look at several upcoming films including the latest Steven Soderbergh film "The Christophers" and the video game adaptation "Exit 8." Plus new indie studio Row K in crisis, and a peek at the Sonoma International Film Festival. What Zazlav's Rise to Power Means for Hollywood - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/wall-street-killed-hollywood-warner-bros-1235185461/ Dive into the sound design of "Project Hail Mary" - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/project-hail-mary-sound-rocky-language-1235185641/ Row K Financial Problems, Explained - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/row-k-financial-investigation-explained-1235185729/ 1:22 - Row K in Crisis 5:49 - "Project Hail Mary" Box Office 12:24 - Davis Zazlav's Disturbing Success 15:15 - Anticipating the Cannes lineup 18:05 - Steven Soderbergh's "The…
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