Future of Film Summit: Crystal clear cloudy outlook
Showbiz players examine the issues of the industry
Will future tentpoles come from existing properties or is it still possible to create original material that can turn into a franchise?
Jeff Gomez, CEO, Starlight Runner Entertainment:I’m biased because I worked on “Avatar.” I definitely think we’re going to see brand-new tentpole franchises. We’re going to see new original properties because there’s now a new rich and fertile source in multiplatform storytelling. You have people like Tom Hanks and his Playtone company launching a property like “Electric City” on the Web with another company in India (Reliance Big Entertainment). Young creators are operating with no rules. They don’t have to sit there and think about what their movie or TV show has to be to fit into the Hollywood establishment. They can take it to the audience using Twitter or Facebook or YouTube.
