(Cover) - EN Movies - Channing Tatum finds Hollywood’s refusal to take risks “frustrating”.
The actor believes that studio executives like to play it safe when commissioning movies.
The Haywire star claims that film adaptations based on popular novels or comic books get preferential treatment because they already have an established fanbase.
“I agree with Adrian Lyne [Fatal Attraction director] who said that studio execs are basically maintenance men at the moment – they are trying to maintain what’s working,” he told the BBC. “They’re not trying to take risks unless something is a book or a comic or something that has a built-in audience already, or a built-in awareness. Because that means they have to spend less money to make people aware and that is a little frustrating but that’s the way it is right now.”
Channing also spoke about the soundtrack of his new movie The Vow. Featuring artists such as Lykke Li and The Cure, it offers an eclectic mix of critically acclaimed artists.
The Hollywood hunk hasn’t listened to the finished product yet because there are so many changes between shooting and the record being released. “I don’t have the soundtrack yet. It sounds pretty cool. I’ve obviously heard songs in the movie but I don’t have the actual soundtrack,” he said. “Sometimes songs will make it into the film that won’t be on the soundtrack, it’s like a big grey area.”
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