There is a general ‘blah-ness’ to the films we produce. Althought we manage to produce an innovative film once in awhile, Social Network, Moneyball, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we continue to be saddled with the mundane, formulaic Adam Sandler films.
An email from an employee of Sony which was leaked in the recent hack. Also:
Information about Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs film was released Tuesday in the form of some acerbic emails. Gawker posted a string of correspondences, between Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin, that purportedly details how Sony lost control of the project. The exchanges the site posted reveal almost a year’s worth of incensed Hollywood hardball (including some Angelina Jolie-bashing and Michael Fassbender-penis-appreciating). Even David Fincher got in on the fun with an Adam Driver slam.Ars Technica got its hands on another portion of the exchanges that had Sorkin lobbying for Tom Cruise to try on the lead role.