our specific interests. So it’s the films that cater to these general, basal interests that get the audience in the seats. In defense of his own films, I believe Michael Bay did site the fact that although people say he is a no talent hack, people still see his movies, which is all that counts. We could always just stop going to see the movies he makes, right? But we don’t.
Most contracts in the film and television business are relatively short and there is a lot of turnover in jobs. Most people will only hold a position for a few short years. So if you think about a new studio executive who has basically two years in his position to make movies. In that amount of time, he or she will probably only be involved with one or two movies, so they really need to count. In that position, I wouldn’t go out on a limb for an original screenplay or concept if I could make a film