Hollywood needs to back talented filmmakers with wildly ambitious films and stories, Barb says. Most successful movies in Hollywood history have been directors with a vision involving some sort of IP, she adds. "As soon as we can learn that lesson, the better off we'll all be"
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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