Hollywood is dying

Long thread on Instapundit discussing this Wall Street Journal article: "See How Hollywood’s Job Market Is Collapsing - Studios are making fewer movies and shows than they did just a few years ago. The ones they do make are increasingly being shot outside the U.S."

It's easy to say Hollywood went woke and got broke but look at the evidence: the two biggest hits of the last couple years are "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Project Hail Mary" - movies that tell a compelling story with a strong male lead and zero lectures.  Meanwhile, Hollywood recently bestowed Best Picture to resistance porn "One Battle after Another," which arguably flopped.

But then there's California which destroys all it touches.  Shooting films or TV is way too expensive there so producers are looking to other states and countries.  I remember the craziest story I read is that it's cheaper for producers of the game show "The Floor" to fly all the contestants to Dublin than it is to shoot in the United States.

ICYMI - Buh-bye Bad Robot!  "Hollywood heavyweight behind sci-fi classics leaves LA as Tinseltown bleeds talent."