Where do great movies come from? When Netflix started creating its own shows a decade ago, Ted Sarandos and his colleagues put that question to select creatives around town. It was a smart exercise…
model; last week, Chernin unveiled an amalgam of financial deals that should mobilize some $800 million in equity and debt financing.
Now 71, Chernin represents the mirror opposite of a Zaentz-like profile: Cautious and calculating, Chernin ran Fox during the Rupert Murdoch era and, like Murdoch, rarely was heard expressing a passion for any particular film or filmmaker. Chernin’s official biography suggests credit for, but when the down-and-dirty fights erupted over production delays or financing shortfalls, media inquiries were directed to lesser executives.
Zaentz was a burly man with a bushy white beard who had a point of view about everything and was consistently ready to argue. He started in the music business managing tours for Duke Ellington and Stan Getz, then signed groups like CCR, which was fronted by John Fogerty.
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