Changing of the Guard?

Anne Thompson, Risky Business Anne Thompson, of The Hollywood Reporter sees the recent success of the studio's indie units resulting in the execs having more clout in determining what makes it onto the screen. However, David Poland gives a brief look at the problem with dependents at his MCN blog.

Add to that Filmmaker Magazine's article on The 10% Solution and the news that longtime super-agent John Ptak has left CAA to form his own consulting firm in order to advise folks on both sides of the game as well as secure private equity funding for productions and you have one big mess.

One thing is clear: whoever figures it all out stands to make a ton of dough. And, hopefully some great movies. The guard may not be changing, but the role of the guard surely is.

But, then again when has it not? The question is whether you are going to sit on the sidelines and let the cash slip through your fingers just like the days of the advent of radio, or television, or video, or the internet, or...