Oh, well, the fact remains that creativity does not mean originality.
Recently, some filmmakers took on this subject at the Beijing Film Festival.
One producer said it was a triangle--the creator comes up with an original work, a distributor makes sure it reaches an audience, and then the audience's reaction goes back to the creator--I would say that last would be if the film made money, the H'wood people then ask for more from the creator.
Nothing wrong with pre-existing material--books, comics, popular series.
The idea is to find a fresh way to tell an old story. Remember when you first saw Keanu stroll up a wall in THE MATRIX.
Tom Cruise's producing partner Paul Wagner says there are no new ideas--it's how you put old ideas together.
I would also say you can get good results by combining genres. My project is an animated and comedic form of a serious police series.
Even the agency WME told me it was a clever idea.
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