Hollywood doesn’t take risks on young actors like they used to

I think greed i$ why Hollywood won't take ri$k$ anymore. It's gotta be a sure thing, big $$ practically guaranteed. I think that's also why actors are sometimes miscast. Unless the project has a big name star attached to it, it's a no-go. So they cast the big star when really someone else would do it better. It's a shame.

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Hollywood doesn't take risks on new stories. That is my opinion on what's wrong today.

There a plenty of young stars. They have to make their mark in the industry.

It does take risks, but not for long.

The suits giving all sorts of young actors breaks and chances, and then dropping them like a toddler's toy if they have a flop or two. I doubt it's ever been so hard to build a lasting career.

I don't think that's true. Plenty of movies being made with young people. Hollywood just doesn't make small movies anymore. For a long while, TV was taking up the slack, but now TV has shifted into prestige programming, and it's just more Hollywood. Basically, nothing's been the same since we lost video rental.

Armie hammer 27 - the lone ranger
Robert Pattinson 22 - twilight
Jesse eisenberg 27 - the social network
Ansel elgort 23 - baby driver
John boyega - 23 star wars: the force awakens
Miles teller 27 - whiplash

Mic drop

well, i think there is a lack of risk out there now, but i don't really blame hollywood for that. i think they are in a very diminished position in a lot of ways, & very much are relying on large-scale block-busters to finance their business model.

there was an interesting interview with economist tyler cowen on the great podcast 'econtalk' about a year ago where he discussed the impact of the internet & piracy on film & music. i'll see if i can find a link to it - if i do, i'll edit it in.

cowen's point was that piracy in film has very much demolished the mid-range, medium budget film. those movies still exist, but in a much diminished state. compare the 70s, when you had daring, often brutally tough hollywood films like taxi driver or the deer hunter, to the current era, which is dominated mostly by large-scale films blandly created to appeal to as many people as possible. if you are looking for something left of centre, dark or quirky, you have to go to the snobby indie cinema screening it, or catch it on a streaming site.

there was a time when going to the theatre was one of, if not the top american passtime. now it's something that many people never do, or if they do it's to see the 3 or 4 event films of the year, the marvel film out now or the summer blockbuster.

& with the cratering of the rental/dvd market, basically hobbled by piracy, the economics of the mid-range, adult movie don't really make sense any more. there are exceptions. ladybird, brad's status, things like that. but they are true rarities now.

There’s that Baby Driver kid.