Jackie Chan Slams Hollywood: “They’re Not Filmmakers, They’re Business Guys!

Motivate Life

Jackie Chan Slams Hollywood: “They’re Not Filmmakers, They’re Business Guys! At the Locarno Film Festival, Jackie Chan didn’t hold back — calling out big Hollywood studios for caring more about profits than storytelling. In a packed Q&A with festival head Giona Nazzaro, Chan shared why he thinks old movies had more heart, and how money pressures are making it harder to create great films today. He also treated fans to hilarious and thrilling behind-the-scenes stories from his career — including how he pulled off some of his most dangerous stunts. #JackieChan #Hollywood #FilmIndustry #LocarnoFilmFestival

Transcript

00:00Jackie Chan says new Hollywood movies lack quality because studios focus too much on money.

00:06They're not filmmakers, they're business guys. Locarno. Jackie Chan told a Q&A audience in

00:12Locarno that he believes the big Hollywood studios are stifling contemporary filmmaking

00:16with what he described as their obsession with money. I think the old movies are better than

00:21today, Chan said. Right now, a lot of big studios, they're not filmmakers, they're business guys.

00:27They invest 40 million and think, how can I get it back? And you can't go over. It's very difficult

00:34to make a good movie now. Chan was speaking with Locarno head Giona Nazaro this morning at a packed

00:40out Q&A session, where he ran through his career credits, telling multiple lucid and highly

00:45entertaining stories about his start in the business, working in Hollywood, and how he

00:49completed many of his most dangerous stunts.

Category

Transcript

Be the first to comment

Recommended