Why do similar movies come out at the same time?
May 12, 2018 15:44:15 GMT
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Post by Salzmank on May 12, 2018 15:44:15 GMT
I’m not necessarily surprised by, say, two magician movies coming out at the same time—that can be coincidence—but A Bug’s Life and Antz? Infamous and Capote? Shazaam and Kazaam?
OK, OK, I’m kidding with the last one, but the point stands. Supposedly, Pixar and DreamWorks both ripped off each other for A Bug’s Life and Antz; the idea behind the former was “…well-known within the animation community,” but DreamWorks’s Jeffrey Katzenberg claimed Antz was developed independently. Interesting stuff. (Full disclosure: I’ve never seen either movie!)
I think much of it is because of what rateater said, studio spies and fallouts. (Katzenberg had worked for Disney previously and brought over several Disney ideas with him to DreamWorks.) But how does that explain Capote and Infamous? I’ve never seen anything about cross-pollination there. I suppose it’s coincidence, but it’s fairly remarkable coincidence.
OK, OK, I’m kidding with the last one, but the point stands. Supposedly, Pixar and DreamWorks both ripped off each other for A Bug’s Life and Antz; the idea behind the former was “…well-known within the animation community,” but DreamWorks’s Jeffrey Katzenberg claimed Antz was developed independently. Interesting stuff. (Full disclosure: I’ve never seen either movie!)
I think much of it is because of what rateater said, studio spies and fallouts. (Katzenberg had worked for Disney previously and brought over several Disney ideas with him to DreamWorks.) But how does that explain Capote and Infamous? I’ve never seen anything about cross-pollination there. I suppose it’s coincidence, but it’s fairly remarkable coincidence.