Profile for CJ14

I’m actually a film producer with several musicals in development including a Broadway musical I have the rights to. Promoting the narrative that it’s a flop isn’t going to help it or future musical movies. Official industry #s have it at close to 50 mil worldwide. It’s also set for a streaming release where it will prove a draw for its platform. The industry understands distribution is changing and regardless of what entertainment news publishes - this film will be nominated for and possibly...

3 thingspandemic - guessing the typical WSS audience member is more concerned about protecting themselves than the typical Spider-Man audience member WSS opened earlier than most “holiday” movies - ie before most people have time off work or school10 million in a weekend is a lot of money. Why does every movie have to make 100 million in 3 days? This narrative harms all movies. Maybe the budget was too high and therefore the expectation. Maybe a million people venturing out to the theatre dur...

Rob Reiner let his option on the film lapse. Couldn't get enough interest or support to make it at the budget level he works at. Writers/ Agents aren't interested in letting it be made on an indie budget which is a shame. And the reason why most musical properties flounder in development for years.

established producers/ director tried to option it this summer with this exact thought and the writer/ his reps turned down even entertaining an offer. it would be great but like so many theatre properties - a smug assumption that the piece will someday attract a huge price tag keeps most nyc theatre pieces from ever reaching the screen.

Wow - just over an hour on here and already bitchy comments... Neon doesn't always equal sci-fi. And anyway - it's a musical about 10 different time periods through which the same characters travel. Maybe no sci-fi but certainly fantasy.