READ MORE: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Reunite For New Movie About Nike Executive Sonny Vaccarro At Amazon<\/a><\/p>\nAffleck took goal at Netflix at yesterdays Q&A the place he and Artists Equity\u2019s investor companion\u00a0Gerry Cardinale<\/strong>\u00a0talked in regards to the new studio\u2019s targets. \u201cIf you ask\u00a0Reed Hastings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 I\u2019m sure there\u2019s some risk in that, and I\u2019m sure they had a great strategy, but I would have said, \u2018How are we going to make 50 great movies?! How is that possible?,\u201d stated Affleck. \u201cThere\u2019s no committee big enough. There aren\u2019t enough \u2014 you just can\u2019t do it. It\u2019s a thing that requires attention and dedication and work and resists the assembly line process.\u00a0\u00a0Scott Stuber<\/strong>\u00a0is a really talented, smart guy who I really like\u2026 but it\u2019s an impossible job.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nInstead of Netflix\u2019s huge annual slate of authentic content material, Affleck, Damon, and Cardinale envision Artists Equity to supply fewer tasks however of upper high quality. The new studio anticipates three tasks subsequent yr, with plans to launch not less than 5 per yr anually afterward. Artist Equity\u2019s slate subsequent yr contains Affleck\u2019s subsequent directorial effort, which Damon additionally stars in, in regards to the creation of the Air Jordan model.\u00a0\u00a0Amazon Studios<\/strong>,\u00a0Skydance Sports<\/strong>, and\u00a0Mandalay Pictures<\/strong>\u00a0co-produce the upcoming movie.<\/p>\nThroughout the Q&A, Affleck and Cardinale returned to how a lot they need Artists Equity to ship high quality movies that additionally attraction to viewers expectations. \u201cThere\u2019s bigger audience for action movies than there is for small dramas \u2013 I get that,\u201d continued Affleck. \u201cCertain genres play more broadly and you can\u2019t not be mindful of that. But let\u2019s do a good one, let\u2019s surprise the audience, let\u2019s make them care about it.\u201d Cardinale additionally added that he sees Artists Equity ushering in a brand new wave of streaming content material within the coming years. \u201cThe first wave of streaming was about volume,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe second wave is about quality.\u201d \u201cI see no difference between commercial and quality,\u201d Affleck agreed.<\/p>\n
So, will Artists Equity usher in a brand new period of high-quality streaming content material? Only time will inform. Stay tuned for information on different upcoming tasks from Affleck and Damon\u2019s new studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n