Summary
In some spheres, the mere mention of the studio-slate deals elicits responses such as “disaster” and “complete wipeout” around Hollywood.
But what’s the reality?
The apocalyptic outcries refer to the performance of the private equity investments in studio film slates. One of the Warner Bros. deals, Virtual, has been the object of most of the vitriol. And there’s the other Warner deal, Legendary, the Sony/Universal funds Gun Hill I and Gun Hill II, and Disney’s Kingdom, among several others.