Seth Rogen Says Hollywood's Risk Aversion Would Prevent 'Superbad' From Being Made Today
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Natalie Oganesyan
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Seth Rogen argues that Hollywood has become extremely risk-averse, using his 2007 film Superbad as a prime example. He states that a movie like Superbad—a raunchy high school comedy with a modest $20 million budget—would never get greenlit in today's industry climate. In an interview with The New York Times, Rogen explains that when Superbad was made, the studio bought the script, set a budget, and fast-tracked production without hesitation, a process he believes is now impossible in the current entertainment landscape.
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Superbad is a good example. When we made that movie, they bought our script, they said it would have a $20 million budget and it would start shooting that year and would come out in August of the following year.
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