Key Takeaways:
* Robert Zemeckis is all set to reveal his latest movie ‘Here’, featuring Tom Hanks, at the AFI Film Festival.
* For Zemeckis, this film marks another collaboration with Tom Hanks and Eric Roth after ‘Forrest Gump’.
* According to Zemeckis, today’s film industry is going through a creative crisis, making content creation challenging.
* Despite this, Zemeckis has endeavored to continue generating original content, although his success has been variable.
Hello, movie enthusiasts! We’ve got some exciting news for you. This week, we’re turning our spotlight on the fantastic, brilliant director Robert Zemeckis, who’s all set to wow us with his latest project, ‘Here’. Want to know what’s unique about this project? Well, it’s reuniting some significant names in Hollywood – Tom Hanks and Eric Roth, who we last saw working together on the unforgettable movie ‘Forrest Gump’.
‘Here’ is set to premiere at the esteemed AFI (American Film Institute) Film Festival. Now, isn’t that thrilling?
Talking about future projects, Zemeckis recently appeared on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast and what he disclosed may surprise you. When questioned about his upcoming plans, Zemeckis said he was unsure about what’s next. And why is that, you wonder? He hinted at a sense of creative turmoil stifling the film industry.
Zemeckis claimed that the industry had slowed down, with no one seemingly in a hurry to initiate projects. It seemed as though everyone might be a bit lost. What could they create next? What were the appropriate steps? These are the queries prowling the film industry currently.
But hey, that doesn’t mean all is lost. Did you know Zemeckis is the creative mind behind some of the best time-honored films like ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Contact’? He certainly feels blessed to have lived and worked in an era when audiences were eager for fresh, original content. Today, he feels, might not have been as welcoming to his unique style of storytelling.
He admitted, quite frankly, that he wouldn’t have been able to create his iconic films if he was starting out today. Creating ‘Here’ itself seems to him like a mini-miracle! Greenlighting – or getting approval for – such unique content is a tough task in present times.
Now you might wonder – what’s been causing this shift? Well, it seems like we’re living in the era of I.P. (Intellectual Property) blockbusters. Original, box-office smashing films have become a rarity. Zemeckis definitely feels this change and has been trying to steer through it.
In the last two decades, he hasn’t had too many big hits but has persisted in bringing forth original content. There have been films that hit the mark like ‘Flight’ and ‘The Walk,’ but some others like ‘The Polar Express’ and ‘The Witches’ fell short of expectations.
What’s next for Zemeckis is the big question. Will he be able to secure the required funds for his next project? While we wait and watch, we can anticipate the release of ‘Here’ – a film made on a budget of $80 million and set to hit theaters on November 1. So, mark your calendars, folks!
That’s it for this update! Stay tuned for more exciting news from the world of cinema. Rock on, movie buffs!
