Agents Capitalize On Videogame Popularity

Thanks to WXXI/LA Times for their article discussing the new breed of agents and brokers capitalizing on Hollywood's infatuation with video games. According to the piece: "Pamela Colburn... an investment banker who once managed billion-dollar hostile takeovers, now worries about whether actors who appear buff on movie screens will seem puny in video games alongside pixelated monsters." The reason for this increase in interest? The article explains: "A decade ago, when the $25-billion global games industry was less than half the size it is today, there was little need for agents because game technology wasn't advanced enough to support dramatic music scores, lifelike animation, spectacular explosions and lengthy dialogue - in short, the kind of cinematic experiences common in games today."

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Wonderful...

[Dark Nexus]

Now we can go see even MORE horrible movies based on video games, and even MORE horrible video games based on movies!

But then, maybe I'm just being cynical and they WON'T just sit back on their liscences and rely on the known name of the game/movie for the other to succeed.

she lied to me

[patch-rustem]

From the article:

"I never thought I'd have to pay attention to someone's girth-to-height ratio," Colburn said. "It brings a whole new level of detail to the negotiating process."

so size does matter

You were on *fire* darling!

[Andy Smith]

there was little need for agents because game technology wasn't advanced enough to support dramatic music scores, lifelike animation, spectacular explosions and lengthy dialogue

Spectacular explosions need agents?