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NBCUniversal Content Chief Donna Langley On Blending Original Films And Sequels Into Slate Full Of “Familiar Surprise”
NBCUniversal Content Chief Donna Langley says films slates should blend originals and franchises into something she described as "familiar surprise."
The longtime film executive, who was promoted last year to a larger role with TV and streaming oversight, shared her views of the business in an appearance at a conference in New York hosted by the Bank of America. Langley was asked about the outlook for the theatrical business, which is down 16% from last year’s pace due to the impact from the dual strikes but also off 30% from its 2019, pre-Covid level. Despite that uneven output, she said, there have been “some very good signs this summer with our own movies with Minions and Twisters and with, with Disney-Fox, with Wolverine & Deadpool and Inside Out 2.
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