Case Weinstein : Amazon cancels the crime series from David O. Russell with Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore

Cinema 16 October, 2017

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The case, Weinstein is going to have far-reaching consequences for the entire hollywood industry.

Tongues loosen more and more with the scandal, Harvey Weinstein. Between the fronde led by Rose McGovan, the multiple confessions of actresses and the supports of doubt, Oliver Stone or Woody Allen to the former producer, the case of Weinstein is everywhere. But beyond that, the impact of the scandal on the the Weinstein Company (TWC) are already being felt.

If Harvey Weinstein was fired from his own company for his actions, supposed, the famous production company had financial problems for several months. With such a scandal, nothing is more so, and confidence in TWC is at its lowest. So, some pay the price.

Harvey Weinstein

Last November, Amazon announced the production of a new series (no official title), created by David O. Russell with Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore. The director of’American Bluff asking for a budget huge for his crime series, Amazon decided to fund the series in collaboration with the Weinstein Company.

Evil has taken. Amazon has finally announced that it was canceling purely and simply the show according to The Playlist. The magazine explains that the series would have already cost $ 40 million without the shooting has begun. With the scandal Harvey, the financial problems known to TWC and requirements are too important to David O. Russell, Amazon would have chosen not to take unnecessary risk and play the card of the security in a troubled period for the industry.

Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and David O. Russell on the set of American Bluff

All the more that the production company not only has this project in his hands and has to protect his rear. If she has abandoned definitively the series of Russell, Amazon has confirmed the continued production of The Romanoffs (already shooting). It is the new creation of Matthew Weiner, showrunner of Mad Men.

Cancel a series that does not advance, or risk losing both ? The final choice seems to be rather understandable and logical.

Matthew Weiner on the set of Mad Men