At least one fearful studio has asked an Islamic cleric to vet its script. Filmmakers are worried that fundamentalists could target cinemas where the films are playing, with one admitting: “We are even asking if we dare release anything on this subject.”
Plans are being discussed to pitch a reality television show about “the trials and tribulations of families living without medical coverage,” according to the Ogilvy plan. The exchange will also seek to have prime-time television shows, like “Modern Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and Univision telenovelas, weave the health care law into their plots.
2016 is a movie with audience commitment and theater owners have to be loving a movie that can pack in audiences this way during the week. And that may open the door for more conservative documentaries.
