Ben Stiller likens the plot of “The Slash” to the decision-making process in Hollywood today
The way Lumon Industries is separated from its workers on Apple TV+ to cutHollywood may also be confused about its designs, suggests Ben Stiller.
A preview of the highly anticipated and delayed second season of the thriller and mystery thriller… New York Times In a recent interview, the executive producer and director likened the lack of control over the series’ characters to the similar confusion facing those in the entertainment industry.
“At some point, there’s always someone who makes a decision but they don’t make a decision in front of you or you don’t even know who that person is,” Stiller said, referring to the show’s reveal of a group of workers who opted for surgery to split them in two. Their brains are at work (aka innies) and home (outies).
in to cut In season one, the eerie complacency of a fictional group — occupied by characters played by Adam Scott, John Turturro, and Zach Cherry — is upended with the arrival of Hailey, played by Brett Lauer, who questions the mysterious circumstances of their predicament.
“Why a decision is made is never explained to the creative person,” Stiller continued with his analogy. “Or, if so, it’s usually not the truth. It’s a Hollywood cliche, but it’s kind of true that everyone will say yes, and it doesn’t mean yes. It means no or let me think about it — more than ever.” , honestly.
Stiller specifically noted that the problem has worsened with the number of crises that have rocked Hollywood since then (and now the L.A. wildfires): “It’s a very difficult environment right now to get things done. The strike, post-Covid — it’s become more expensive to make things, and I think decision makers… They’re trying to keep their jobs and trying to figure out how to make things work in their favor, which means narrowing down and making safer choices.
Created, produced, and written by Dan Erickson, Season 2 added cast members Gwendoline Christie (game of thrones), Bob Balaban (The chair), Merritt Wever (atheist(Alia Shawkat)Search party), Robbie Benson (beauty and the beast), Stefano Caranante (Mirabilia)Alfur Dari Alvesson (tourist) And John Noble (margin).
to cutThe 10-episode second season will drop on Apple TV+ on January 17, with weekly downloads after that.
