Chris Fenton Releases 1,200-Job 'Bad Counselors' as He Pushes Made-in-America Films
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Chris Fenton Releases 1,200-Job 'Bad Counselors' as He Pushes Made-in-America Films
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
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$1,200 Americans worked on Fenton's new comedy "Bad Counselors," which he says was produced entirely in the United States and will play in theaters July 23-27 through Fathom Entertainment.
Fenton is using the release to argue Hollywood should shift back to domestic production, saying federal incentives could help return 2.7 million jobs and roughly a quarter-trillion dollars in wages.
China's market share for Hollywood titles fell from about 50%-80% to under 5%, he said, after years in which studios altered content and business decisions to satisfy Beijing.
Fenton, who once helped bring films such as "Iron Man 3" into China, now says that strategy both weakened Hollywood's leverage and helped build up a rival film industry.