or, at least, that s what we ve seen so far. and, of course, i mentioned streaming you took this bold decision back in 2020, when the cinemas were closed during the pandemic, to axe that traditional long window between films being released in cinemas and coming into the home. and you allowed audiences to stream immediately, kicking off with the new trolls movie. i mean, that looks like a really obvious move in hindsight, but did it feel obvious at the time? oh, my goodness! i mean, it was obvious that it needed to happen, as the pandemic, the tsunami was about to hit us. we were all going home, and we knew that that film was going to be a dead asset if we didn t do something with it. but it was, of course, a watershed moment between the studios and exhibition. but presumably, some people looked at that and thought, it s over, cinema business is over now. because once you axe that window, once people canjust watch at home, are they ever going to go back to the cinema? and it seems l
it wasn t for everybody, it was polarising. but i think that one was a case, you know, when you have a movie that doesn t work, it s inevitably going to happen. you know, this is an industry that most corporate people think is not really a business, because there are just so many variables, and it s a miracle that any movie ends up being successful, really, because of all of the myriad of things that go into making it and making it a success. but when it s not, it s hundreds of millions of dollars potentially, or certainly tens of millions. how do you pick yourself up from that? well, you have to, you know, and you hopefully are more right than you re wrong which has fortunately been the case. presuming if you re not, you get sacked? exactly, exactly. you re still here so that proves that you re more right than wrong. but no, really, it is about the analysis afterwards. you have to be really honest with yourself about why something didn t work, and you have to go all the way along th
who are making great horror fare that audiences enjoy all the time, everywhere. i honestly actually don t feel like we want for anything just yet, but always looking out for what s the next thing and who s the next person coming along. and your predictions last question from me you know, your predictions for the future? what will the movie business look like in 15 20 years time? will you still be running universal? 0h, probably not no, definitely not. at that point talk about the next generation, that will be the time for them to tell their stories. but, no, look, again, i think we might see more consolidation amongst the studios. you know, we re a 100 year old business, and it would be nice to think that it could continue another 100 years. but i think, again, with technology enabled distribution mechanisms, that ll probably change quite a bit. but no, i mean, i think that, yeah. hollywood will still be here? i really believe that hollywood will still be here. 0k, well, we ll
a can on behalf of greenpeace, or cnd up in the local high street, it was deeply embarrassing, you know, at 12 years of age. but looking back on it, i do actually give her a tonne of credit. you know, she was a vegetarian before it was popular to be so, she was into all kinds of things that really made the world a better place. she was thinking about the environment and environmental issues. she was involved with international help for children we fostered children growing up. so i think the things that were on her mind and the things that she instilled in us as children, you know, were to think outside of yourself, just understand that the world is bigger than your own experience and whatever one can do to make that a better place is a good thing to do. ok, so cut forward you arrive in la with a letter of introduction, i think, to a literary agency. you end up with a job in the movie business. did you feel you needed to leave the uk to make
we can enjoy things at home on streaming, of course, i love to sit down and put my feet up with a glass of wine and watch a great tv show, or even a great movie. but in order to make movies matter and to make them connect with the cultural zeitgeist, and to create movie stars and to create directors and careers, it really does need that. it needs that theatrical experience, really, in order to do that. or, at least, that s what we ve seen so far. and, of course, i mentioned streaming you took this bold decision back in 2020, when the cinemas were closed during the pandemic, to axe that traditional long window between films being released in cinemas and coming into the home. and you allowed audiences to stream immediately, kicking off with the new trolls movie. i mean, that looks like a really obvious move in hindsight, but did it feel obvious at the time? oh, my goodness! i mean, it was obvious that it needed to happen, as the pandemic, the tsunami was about to hit us. we were all go