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Greta Gerwig Says She’s “Properly Scared” To Tackle Netflix ‘Narnia’ Films, Addresses Prospect Of Directing A ‘Bond’ Pic (deadline.com)

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Greta Gerwig has for the first time addressed her plans to write and direct multiple films based on The Chronicles of Narnia books from C.S. Lewis, admitting that the prospect is fairly unnerving. …

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It's because the big studios don't want to take a risk on something new and original, they almost always want to go for the "safe" bet and pick a sequel, spinoff or remake of an established IP that they know will make money. All they care about is profit. Making flims as an art form is is a struggle for passionate directors. Take Guillermo del Toro for example, he said recently (and I'm paraphrasing) that he still gets a lot of push back from studios when he's trying to get his projects of the ground. That's because he's an artist and art is a risk.