Subramaniam: Films like Forrest Gump required CAA's profit-participation model to exist
Vijay Subramaniam · Ep #8 | WTF is Going on in the World of Content | w/ Nikhil, Ajay Bijli, Vijay S. & Sajith S. · Nikhil Kamath · Aug 14, 2023 · at 29:04
Vijay Subramaniam, founder of Collective Artists Network, discusses how Hollywood talent representation evolved and its lessons for Indian entertainment commerce.
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“I mean, this happened back in the day in CAA when back in the day when, in the West when actors started participating in gross profit points was, you know, back in the day and, you know, that made such a huge impact to a business. I mean, for the sake of reading, everybody must, you know, there's a book called Powerhouse, which is the story of CAA, where you talk about the greatest films that would not have gotten made if the, Economic structure of conversations didn't change. Forrest Gump being one of it. Forrest Gump was in scripting, I think for nine and a half years.”
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