Are Producers in Hollywood Nearing Extinction?

Are Producers in Hollywood Nearing Extinction?

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Cathy Schulman and Lorenzo di Bonaventura join to discuss what producers actually do, how they’re being financially squeezed, and much more

Matt is joined by longtime producers Cathy Schulman and Lorenzo di Bonaventura to discuss the devaluation of producers in Hollywood, and their push for better rights under their new collective, Producers United. They outline why producers don’t have it as good as most might think, what a producer actually does, how they’re getting squeezed financially, whether they will still be around in the future, and how what a producer does impacts the television and movies we all watch and enjoy. Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for the new film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: Cathy Schulman and Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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