The Matrix film producer files for bankruptcy
Village Roadshow blames its troubles on a fall-out with Warner Bros and a failed move into independent film production.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the film production company behind franchises such as The Matrix, the Joker and Ocean's has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, according to a filing with a Delaware court.
The CEO was a fucking hack. Good riddance.
He straight up said 'movie pirates are worse than drunk drivers' at one point.
I don't know about any of you, but I'm pretty sure media pirates haven't killed people with their negligence.
If you recall the campaign, if you pirate movies then the money left over after the production executives buy their yachts isn't enough to pay the people that actually made the film. Those hard working people, not paid for their part in a successful film, go to the bar and drink. Having lost all sense of tolerance, they end up driving home drunk. You see where this is going... Once home they post online about not getting paid. Had pirates not stolen the movies, executives wouldn't have to suffer the pain of having to hear about the poors that they enslave being upset about their wages. Won't anyone think of the executives?!
Good! Matrix 4 was the worst POS I've seen since Epic Movie
I saw Bugs as a character and was excited. Then Bugs decided to watch the original Matrix movie inside this other Matrix movie. I'm like ... what the hell am I watching?
It was soooo bad.
Bummer to see them go, but the movie industry is notorious for screwing over production studios. They stopped being useful or creative teams wanted better pay; cut off life support and find a new crew. This outcome was planned in a meeting ages ago.
omg. thanks for that link. that's insane...
Huh, so I guess “Hollywood accounting “ doesn’t work.
Village RoadShow and WB produced and co-owned dozens of films over the years but their relationship soured in early 2022 after the release of the latest Matrix film - The Matrix Resurrections - on the streaming platform HBO Max.
I didn't even know this had been released, so I guess they failed hard.
it was complete and utter garbage
I had really low expectations and therefore was pleasantly surprised.
Same.
Oh cmon...