Projects in recent years included the Oscar-winning Judas and the Black Messiah, Bombshell, Queen & Slim and Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.Īll told, the various films financed and/or produced by Bron through the years garnered 30 Oscar nominations and six wins. “Sadly, this was inevitable,” says the source. 1 Career 19801993: Early work and family tragedy In 1979, after Phoenix's father had to stop working because of an old spinal injury, the whole family moved to Los Angeles where the mother met a high-profile child agent named Iris Burton, who got the children into commercials and bit parts on TV. One source says Bron’s filing is a blow for the business since the company often put up money for projects others were nervous about. Also, the company’s co-financing slate deals with Warner Bros. The pandemic was especially tough on Bron. As Variety reports, 'Phillips had met with Phoenix before the. Covid and the many other issues affecting the media industry the last few years, most recently the strikes, have made Bron’s ability to continue its existing business impossible.” To add even more cachet to this comic book movie, Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly agreed to take the role of The Joker. “The last few years have been incredibly difficult for Bron, and things have only gotten more complicated over these past months.

“Having explored many options for many months, Bron had no choice but to take this step in light of its financial circumstances,” wrote CEO Aaron L. It’s been a slow few months for superhero news as multiple productions have halted due to the Covid19 pandemic around the world, but that has’t stopped DC and Warner Bros. Writers Guild to Meet With Studios, Streamers on August 4 It's grotesque.' Phoenix has been open about the fact that the dramatic weight loss had a profound effect on his mental state, and that he was able to use the psychological difficulty it.

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