Peter Bart: Hollywood Might Need To Re-Think Its Agenda & Casting Choices Amid Nation’s Political Ambiguity
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deadline.comThe “what if?” game has always fascinated me: What if Donald Trump had been cast in Shark Tank rather than The Apprentice (it was Mark Burnett’s call)?
He likely would have been broke rather than president. I cite this to remind readers that Hollywood plays a role in our politics as well as in our pop culture, and hence the town would do well to heed the cultural shift reflected in this week’s election results.
The audience is changing — will movies and TV change accordingly? Hollywood power players once prided themselves in their ability to manipulate political power.
Lew Wasserman and his allies helped invent former SAG president Ronald Reagan as a political force, and Reagan returned the favor on many levels.
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