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What the Success of the Barbenheimer Weekend Tells Us About the Movie Industry. Plus, ‘Special Ops: Lioness.’

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The Rise of Fandom

"I don't even know how you would communicate what this movie is. It is so deeply strange," he says of the film. "It definitely took me even when watching it 10, 15 minutes to be like, oh, we're doing this." He adds that there's a kind of overemphasis on hyper-engaged fans who can dictate creative decisions.

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