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Joe Russo Says Harvey Weinstein ‘Vilified Mainstream Movies’ and Kept Blockbusters From Winning Major Awards: ‘Popular Films Were Winning Oscars Before the Mid ’90s’
Joe Russo says Harvey Weinstein is the reason big budget, high grossing films are largely barred from major awards contention.
“Avengers: Endgame” director Joe Russo blames Harvey Weinstein for keeping blockbusters out of awards season. During a sit down with The Sunday Times, Russo said that the reason big budget, high grossing films are largely barred from major awards contention is because of a trend “started by Harvey Weinstein.” In the same interview, Russo also addressed the state of the movie industry, which faces unprecedented hardships due to plummeting profits and the threat of AI.
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