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"Directors who have massive success early on in their career and get a series of "blank checks" to make whatever crazy passion projects they want. Sometimes those checks clear and sometimes they bounce, baybee!"
Anyone who has listened to the popular film podcast Blank Check with Griffin and David, hosted by actor Griffin Newman and The Atlantic critic David Sims, will recognize those words that open every episode. In an age of IP-driven, heavily studio-controlled films, the days of blank-check filmmakers have had an even more difficult time getting those passion projects off the ground. It seemed like even when a director makes a big box office hit; they have trouble spinning that off into non-franchise work.
2024 has been an interesting time for directors cashing in blank checks. Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola,...
"Directors who have massive success early on in their career and get a series of "blank checks" to make whatever crazy passion projects they want. Sometimes those checks clear and sometimes they bounce, baybee!"
Anyone who has listened to the popular film podcast Blank Check with Griffin and David, hosted by actor Griffin Newman and The Atlantic critic David Sims, will recognize those words that open every episode. In an age of IP-driven, heavily studio-controlled films, the days of blank-check filmmakers have had an even more difficult time getting those passion projects off the ground. It seemed like even when a director makes a big box office hit; they have trouble spinning that off into non-franchise work.
2024 has been an interesting time for directors cashing in blank checks. Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola,...
- 6/21/2024
- by Richard Fink
- MovieWeb
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