Without movie stars, it’s getting increasingly hard for anyone and anything to break through.
I’ve been a writer in Hollywood for over a decade and I can tell you the one thing that’s remained consistent throughout that time is that if you have a star attached to your project, it’s going places. It may not always be made, but the more prominent the person, the more it will get where you need it to go.
But over the last decade, I’ve seen something else as well: I’ve seen the movie star virtually disappear.
Now an endangered species in Hollywood, movies stars have not adjusted to the changing times. Rather, the changing times have deforested their old habitat of Hollywood, leaving everyone trying to get their projects made flailing for the handful we have left.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
