Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over Hollywood
About this episode
The episode discusses how creator-made films are impacting Hollywood, highlighting successful projects by YouTubers.
This week, we break down three creator-made films that are reshaping the industry: Backrooms ($118M opening weekend on a $10M budget), Obsession ($148M box office on a sub-$1M budget), and Markiplier's Iron Lung ($52M independently). From a 16-year-old YouTuber landing an A24 deal to creators outperforming major studio releases, these stories reveal what happens when internet-native storytellers bring their audiences to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Colin, Samir
Topics covered
- YouTube
- Hollywood
- creator-made films
- independent films
- internet-native storytellers
Keywords
- YouTube Kids
- Hollywood takeover
- Backrooms
- Obsession
- Markiplier
- Iron Lung
- creator films
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: A24
Books & works: Backrooms, Obsession, Iron Lung
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