‘The Holdovers’ Director Alexander Payne Wants “Theatrical Real Estate Dedicated To More Human Films” – Contenders Film L.A.
deadline.comAlexander Payne, director of The Holdovers, said he gets pushback for the kinds of films that he makes but he plans to persevere and hopes there will be more space for “human” stories in theaters. “People ask ‘How is it you’re making these human comedy-dramas?
I’m like, ‘Why aren’t other people?’ And I don’t want to say I am the only one. A lot of quality stuff is being done on streamers, both features and series.
Now that the superhero kind of hegemon takes up a lot of real estate in theaters, a lot of other writing is taking place on streaming.
And I am so grateful for that. But I do wish we had a larger percentage of theatrical real estate dedicated to more human films,” Payne (Election, Sideways, The Descendants, Nebraska) said during a Q&A at Deadline’s Contenders Film event in LA.
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