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Brendan Fraser Says ‘Batgirl’ Cancellation Is an Example of Movies Being ‘Commodified’ in Hollywood: ‘It’s More Valuable to Burn it Down and Get the Insurance’ (variety.com)
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Brendan Fraser says 'Batgirl' being shelved shows that movies are being 'commodified' in Hollywood.

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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's because we haven't done enough trust-busting in the last few decades. Back in the day, the government said it was anticompetitive for a movie studio to own a theatre. But somehow today it's okay for Disney to own every IP, and their own streaming platform

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Disney, Amazon, and Walmart. What other corporations run the world?