Module 07

Studio Portraits

Disney/Pixar, MGM and Amazon under its distribution chief, Netflix, A24, Lionsgate, WB.

Lessons

Lesson 01

Disney and Pixar: bubble-itis and recovery

How the late-2010s green-light culture broke parental trust on original IP, and how Hoppers (2026) starts the comeback.

8 min
Lesson 02

MGM and Amazon: the distribution legacy

Why Amazon is way ahead of Apple and Netflix because of who came with the purchase.

7 min