Anatomy of an Agency—How Agencies Make Money, and How This Affects You
There may be fewer Hollywood agents and agencies than ever, but those that exist are still the most powerful players in the industry. “If you control [most] of the talent in Hollywood, all of Hollywood has to deal with you,” says screenwriter/director Drew Goddard (World War Z, The Cabin in the Woods), “so the big agencies have more power than ever.”
The truth is: not all agencies are “the most powerful players in Hollywood.” The industry has many agencies, yet most of the real power is consolidated in the hands of a very few companies. “It’s the world we live in, sadly,” ...
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