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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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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reminds me a bit of how South Park parodied Marvel & streaming services a few years ago…

“Netflix, you’re green-lit. Who am I speaking with?”

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Rick & Morty did the same exact thing with the heist episode. Like, the B-plot was almost literally the South Park Netflix episode's