Franklin: I don't think that it will infect the systematic thinking that has historically undervalued filmmakers, women targeted movies. It's also an undervaluing of the contributions and the point of view of artists about the audience and what is viable as commercial. Franklin: Greta had a ton of overcomes to make the movie that she wanted to make. She should be because her history as a filmmaker suggests that she'll make another great movie and there'll be an audience for it.
Hollywood is still shut down by its historic dual strike, but this weekend the industry saw its most explosive box office numbers of the year. So far, Barbie has made over 200 million domestically and Oppenheimer has surpassed 100 million. So are the movies back in business? Or is BarbenHeimer a cultural phenomenon that will be impossible to replicate?
Kara discusses this question with a panel that includes entertainment reporter Matthew Belloni, producer Franklin Leonard and communications expert Brooke Hammerling.
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