With a collective boredom that permeates the entertainment industry, it would be understandable if many are present during a discussion on Thursday with John Landgraf of FX and Eric Schrier de Disney could have at least looked A reason to feel optimistic. And they understood it. Sort of.
Late in the Disney lot panel put by Hollywood Radio & Television Society, the moderator, the director Paris Barclay, finally went from the subject to hand (“cultivating creative excellence”) to that of everyone: the narrowing of the industry. “You must tell us [Hollywood] Go well, ”jokes Barclay, President FX.
“It will always be there,” replied Landgraf.
“And there will be a place for all of us?” Barclay a counters.
“I don't all know about us,” he replied. “I cannot speak for everyone. Personally, my singular strategy is to continue to get better. At the start of my career, I was the bug-not the windshield. I went home by feeling terrible on what had happened that day.” I would have liked to do this instead. But every day, I said, “Ok, well, what can you get better?” My theory was: “Well, I might not be good yet in this area, but if I improve every day, I will finally be really good in this area.” »»
It was not the talk pep that people could have wanted, but it was still a speech of encouragement. Even one of the most brain manufacturers of the city once had impostor syndrome. “I was a little late,” he continued. “It took a long time to learn all these things, even when I got to FX when I was 41 years old. I started to feel quite confident at the age of 50.”
Of course, the real way of Landgraf and Schrier, president of Disney Television Studios and the original world television strategy, were not at hand for a therapy session. They were there to talk about some of their big swings. And few were larger than 2024 Juggernaut Shōgun. The very expensive show, which spent a development decade, was one of the greatest successes of the year – in its audience and its Emmy transport. In success, it went from a series limited to drama. Two additional seasons are on deck.
Barclay asked them questions about bets “not the farm, but at least the chicken coop” on the project.
“Oh, we mortgaged the farm,” said Landgraf. “It is not lost for a reasonably intelligent framework that epics are exciting. They work. They earn Emmy prices. I would say Game of Thrones was a decisive show. Probably each brand and each studio said, “I want my Game of Thrones. “Most of what they did had swords or dragons.
Although politics only danced, the tumultuous state of the world outside of Hollywood was indeed a point of reference – especially when Barclay noted that “strange times in the world create great art”.
Landgraf seemed to agree.
“We had a meeting with Donald Glover the day after a particularly devastating election some time ago, from my point of view,” he recalls. “Donald said:” It will be the ideal moment to make big arts. “And he came out and did Atlanta. “”
