If I asked you to ballpark the percentage of Hollywood movies that are based on original scripts developed internally by the major studios and streamers, you’d probably guess, what… half? Thirty percent? Twenty?
The number certainly isn’t what it once was. We know that sequels, remakes, I.P.-driven projects, and those that come with a filmmaker and stars attached, or from outside financiers, are the priority in the modern film business. But recognizing commercial stories, fine-tuning scripts, and casting them with talent—regardless of brand awareness, or a preexisting greenlight commitment, or a bidding war—that’s been the core competency of the Hollywood studios for 100 years, right?
