🎧 When Will the Young Lions Finally Attack?
→ Customize what you receive from Ankler Media. You can keep what you need, skip what you don’t. 🎧 When Will the Young Lions Finally Attack?The African savanna has a lot in common with the industry, says Rob Long
Subscribe on Apple PodcastsRecording from Botswana, Rob Long figured he was as far as he could get from the chaos of showbiz. But it turns out that the wild African plain is a lot like Hollywood. Directors? They’re the Cape buffalo: loud, bossy and always wearing a headset (he’ll explain). Buzzards are akin to agents (no disrespect to either). And writers are rhinos — kind of prehistoric, not always strategic and endangered. Hey, even the sound of relief when Superman pulled in a $217 million opening weekend has a safari counterpart. But on the savanna, respite doesn’t last. It’s always back to getting stalked and eaten. Kind of like Hollywood. And the old lions better watch out. Transcript here.
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