Re: Attachments to project
I get the basic idea of it (and the etiquette of course) but it still doesn’t make much sense on a practical level. It’s essentially giving the actor far too much power in the process in an era when the ‘movie star draw’ is fading fast as franchises & IP take centre stage. I mean when you think about it, when a hot script hits the market nobody bats an eyelid that multiple producers take the property into multiple buyers. Or when the writer then sells said hot script and in turn rejects some of those other major buyers. It’s not like those studios who the writer passed on, then don’t want to do business with that writer when they create another awesome piece of material.
We waited 4 months for an a-lister’s agents to read, like the project, pass it onto the a-lister only for them to read and pass. Why? It wasn’t something they were looking to do. The a-lister’s agents then suggested another big client. Which is great in one sense yes but in another it means we’re now beholden to this one read. The project sits idle. It’s frustrating.
This isn’t the first time either. This is the 9th project in 3 years I’ve had that’s needed to be packaged. I’ve another 2 doing the same thing at this very moment. One sub after another. Anyhoo, I’m venting. I’m hugely grateful that some amazing names (who’s work I admire) are reading the material, I just wish the process was different. Sigh.
Originally posted by docgonzo
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I get the basic idea of it (and the etiquette of course) but it still doesn’t make much sense on a practical level. It’s essentially giving the actor far too much power in the process in an era when the ‘movie star draw’ is fading fast as franchises & IP take centre stage. I mean when you think about it, when a hot script hits the market nobody bats an eyelid that multiple producers take the property into multiple buyers. Or when the writer then sells said hot script and in turn rejects some of those other major buyers. It’s not like those studios who the writer passed on, then don’t want to do business with that writer when they create another awesome piece of material.
We waited 4 months for an a-lister’s agents to read, like the project, pass it onto the a-lister only for them to read and pass. Why? It wasn’t something they were looking to do. The a-lister’s agents then suggested another big client. Which is great in one sense yes but in another it means we’re now beholden to this one read. The project sits idle. It’s frustrating.
This isn’t the first time either. This is the 9th project in 3 years I’ve had that’s needed to be packaged. I’ve another 2 doing the same thing at this very moment. One sub after another. Anyhoo, I’m venting. I’m hugely grateful that some amazing names (who’s work I admire) are reading the material, I just wish the process was different. Sigh.
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