Omni Talk Retail Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec 13, 2025
Chad Lusk, a retail and consumer sector advisor with A&M Consumer and Retail Group, joins Chris and Anne to pitch imaginative retail-inspired movie concepts. Chris envisions a dramatic film set during Shein protests in Paris, starring Léa Seydoux. Chad dives into a chilling Black Mirror-esque thriller about a robot servant with a sinister twist. Meanwhile, Anne proposes true-crime narratives around mysterious CEO departures at Kohl's and Kroger. The team ultimately agrees that Chad's chilling robot tale deserves a spot on the big screen!
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Shein Paris Protest Drama
- Chris Walton pitches a Paris protest drama about Shein's failed move into physical retail.
- He imagines Léa Seydoux leading protesters in the film titled "Shein: S'accue les Bleus."
Neo Robot Thriller Pitch
- Chad Lusk describes a Black Mirror–style thriller about Neo the chore robot with a human controller.
- He frames it as terrifying human-versus-machine material that Hollywood would eagerly adapt.
CEO Departures As True-Crime
- Anne Mezzenga suggests true-crime style treatments for CEO departures at Kohl's and Kroger.
- She likens the Ashley Buchanan coverage to a romance-turned-mystery and Kroger's firing to an unsolved mystery.