David Zaslav, the new head of Warner Bros. Discovery, is reportedly not happy that Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho movie was greenlit even though executives had reservations about it.
Warner Bros. Discovery's new CEO David Zaslav was reportedly angry over the reason that the studio backed Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Cry Macho. Zaslav only recently took over as CEO of the renowned studio and one of the first items on his to-do list was to find out why a string of recent box office failures were ever greenlit in the first place. For Eastwood’s part, all four of the Oscars that he’s won over the years have been as a director and not an actor.
Yet even with Eastwood’s highly successful transition from actor to filmmaker, his last two films have failed to turn a profit. This is a particularly big deal for someone of Eastwood’s stature, marking a significant turn from the early 2000’s, which were arguably the heyday of his directorial career. Now at the age of 91, Eastwood has been a major part of Hollywood for decades now.
Cry Macho was released in September of 2021 and generally failed to make any sort of impact. Most critics found the film uneventful and slow-moving, with audiences only slightly more receptive to it. Based on the 1975 novel of the same name, Cry Macho follows former rodeo star Mike Milo on a journey to reunite a young boy with his father. It’s hardly surprising that Zaslav would take issue with backing a film that wasn’t expected to deliver much of a return.
Zaslav’s apparent anger over Cry Macho also illustrates how he’s pushing to create something new at Warner Bros. Discovery. For decades, Eastwood has been known as a filmmaker who does only one take, bringing his films in on time and under budget. However, times change and Eastwood’s iconic status is no guarantee that he can still provide audiences with something they’ll be eager to see.
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