I've been getting movies from my local library since the 90s (and music longer than that). According to the MPAA that's nothing but government-sponsored piracy.
How about dozens of Hollywoods? Maybe one in ever state? If you can diversify film production, you'll also diversify the kinds of films being made and the voices represented.
Guardians of the Galaxy had Chris Pratt fresh off the very popular Parks and Rec, and Zoe Saldana, the star of Avatar. Also respectable names like Glenn Close and John C. Reilly (in pitiful roles).
It also had the brand name of Marvel, which Spiderman also had (not to mention the brand name of Spiderman). If you're dealing with major brand names like that, then yeah, you probably don't need Bruce Willis to get funding and distribution.
I've never even heard of Ouija, and I'm a bit of movie buff. But oh, look, it's produced by Micheal Bay. Michael Bay is a star (and he's even acted!) so I rest my point.
Yes, most people are shallow and want to know who's in a movie before they see it, and they expect that actor to deliver more of whatever they did before.
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And that's how I'm defining a star - someone who most of the audience has a clue who they are. Lots of people have a clue who Spielberg, Jackson, Nolan, and JJ Abrams are. They are names used to sell a movie because people know their names, which is what makes them stars. I think it's a perfectly valid definition, and I think it's the same definition that Chartier is using.
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Hotel Paradiso was 10 years before Star Wars, and Alec Guiness was in Murder by Death only a year before Star Wars, and it was the 15th highest grossing film of 1976. Lucas was adamant about getting a star for the role because, as I have argued, it gave the film legitimacy.
And if Chartier got Spielberg to direct one of his film, he wouldn't care Spielberg cast nothing but kindergartners. Spielberg is a star.
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It also had the brand name of Marvel, which Spiderman also had (not to mention the brand name of Spiderman). If you're dealing with major brand names like that, then yeah, you probably don't need Bruce Willis to get funding and distribution.
I've never even heard of Ouija, and I'm a bit of movie buff. But oh, look, it's produced by Micheal Bay. Michael Bay is a star (and he's even acted!) so I rest my point.
Yes, most people are shallow and want to know who's in a movie before they see it, and they expect that actor to deliver more of whatever they did before.
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And if Chartier got Spielberg to direct one of his film, he wouldn't care Spielberg cast nothing but kindergartners. Spielberg is a star.
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