Everyone Running Hollywood Is Old. Does That Matter?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Matt is joined by former CAA co-chairman and agent of 40 years Rick Nicita to talk about why the most important executives in Hollywood are so old, and how that affects the way the industry is run today. They discuss the difference between Hollywood in the ’70s and ’80s—when it was commonplace for studio heads to be in their 30s—and 2023, when most of the major executives are the very same people from back in the day. They talk about whether there is a direct line between the aging Hollywood and the diminished box office, and how creativity is more obstructed than ever by financial responsibilities. For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Rick Nicita Producer: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	Hollywood these days is a gerontocracy, meaning it's an industry governed by old people.
1:09.0	It's become a running joke around town.
1:11.8	Many of the same stars that mattered most in the 80s and 90s,
1:15.3	Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sandra Bullock, Will Smith, Denzel.
1:19.0	There's still the stars who matter most to moviegoers.
1:21.8	And the top leaders, the people who run the studios,
1:24.5	the streamers, the talent agencies, they're all over 50.
1:29.0	Many are over 60.
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