Theres a real opportunity for us to have a real impact on the market.
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Sutherland credited his fathers agent Ron Meyer with giving him his first break in CAAs legendary mailroom.
It felt a little strange.
My parents didnt particularly love agents.
Even then, Sutherland said, it took him time to find his spot at the agency.
I was supposed to be in the talent department, but I was not a natural fit.
Sometimes its worldwide deals.
You dont over complicate and overthink things, he said.
Vincent Maraval told me, Were going doThe Wrestler.
Im like, Okay, were going to doThe Wrestler.
Its like the movieForce Majeure.
TakeBlack Swan, very difficult movie to set up, but its genius is Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman.
But ultimately, were just facilitators.
He suggested thatBlack Swanhad gotten lost in translation in the conversations between the director and the financiers.
It wasnt on the page, so people didnt see it automatically.
Theyre like, Is he going to tell us its a thriller and then deliver a drama?
Hes like, Roeg, Im going to make four horror movies.
And Im like, No, youre not, youre going to doBlack Swan, recalled Sutherland.
What were we supposed to do?
Lick our wounds and say, Oh God, the business is dead.
We cant create content, he said.
People were stuck at home.
We had to figure out a way to get movies made.
Thered never been a better time for us to sell movies.
The only way we could do that was to create these virtual markets.
We would have weekly phone calls with 500 people on it.
The only way that we succeed is when we work together.
When we work against each other, nothing good happens.
