Talent from Hollywood to Silicon Valley
project can be a disaster. Filming with a lead actor who quits (or dies) mid-film can pose obvious problems, and pretty much means re-shooting everything (although recently digital ‘recreation’ provides a somewhat morbid option).
Major Hollywood corporations like Creative Artists Agency are built around finding and selling talent. Talent Agents pride themselves on the quality of the talent they represent, and make or break their careers by landing their clients in big pictures.
The importance of acting talent is one of the reasons why Christian Bale / Russell Crowe-esque hissy fits are somewhat tolerated in the industry. What choice is an executive producer left with? Fire the lead and face setting back the movie’s release for a year or more and ending up cash strapped. Although less apparent, other creative roles are just as integral to the
