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The Studio Series-Premiere Recap: Scorsese Wept
Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood exec who loves movies, which is a shame since his job is to oversee the end of cinema as we know it.
Things seem to be taking care of themselves, especially after Stoller (gamely playing himself) delivers a perfectly serviceable pitch for a Kool-Aid movie involving in-jokes about other logos, family togetherness, and female empowerment that Matt knows is what Griffin is looking for. Then, after making an impassioned argument for the Scorsese take, Matt marches into Griffin’s office and shows him the dancing Kool-Aid Man teaser and gives him Stoller’s pitch. That’s never been easy, but it’s arguably harder in 2025 — when hard-to-capture audiences seemingly only want franchise films built around familiar names, streaming and other alternatives draw would-be moviegoers away, and studios respond by always taking the most risk-averse path—than in most eras.
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