The Calgary Sun‘s Kevin Williamson spoke to yours truly a few days ago about the sudden trap-door trend of studio execs just saying ‘no’ to humungous big-star deals. “There is definitely a sea change [happening] in Hollywood,” said Hollywood Reporter int’l general manager John Burman. “Not just in L.A., but in the world.” And one my quotes was, “Is it definitely a bend in the river? Is it analogous to the 1989 [anti-socialist] revolution in Eastern Europe? I don’t know, but I love that idea .”
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