Hope has made similar assessments in the past.
Today, however, Hope said his past thesis wasnt quite right.
It was prey to different trends and certain peoples manipulations.
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That, to me, is the old indie.
And thats what we have to say is over.
You cannot rely on what has worked before.
But when you sit down with any buyer of a corporation that is still 100% what theyre thinking.
I think that is a recipe for failure.
We need to own the data of the work we create, Hope said.
If we dont have this, we as artists and entrepreneurs cant course correct when we make a mistake.
We cant say we didnt connect with an audience with this film.
He left the company in 2020, returning to his work as an indie producer.
With that said, Hope concluded that his time working at Amazon had been both enjoyable and fruitful.
I believe in change from the inside.
Theyre not the enemy.
I worked at Amazon.
I was super happy to be there, and they treated me really well, he said.
Every movie we made was profitable.
They were successful films, even the ones people thought werent successful.
They served the business goals of our company along the way.
Denying back-end participation is a violation of human rights, he said.
I think this is a place for government.
Sharing in the success is an absolute necessity for what we do.
