February
10Spielberg's Corporate Odyssey
DreamWorks’ trek from Paramount to Universal to Disney has riveted the community’s attention perhaps more than any other corporate journey in the last generation.Announcement of the deal brought forth predictable quotes from the various suits involved, but one missing voice was that of Steven Spielberg, the man at the center of the storm. Spielberg is in his second week directing “The Adventures of Tintin” and is understandably pre-occupied, but still it’s his decisions that guided the machinations.
Given this anomaly, I initiated an email conversation with the filmmaker today which elicited this back-and-forth.
Does the Disney deal suggest a new business model for DreamWorks? I asked.
Spielberg insists not. “We remain focused on what we do best, live action films,” he says, adding that he may, at times “cross over into big family entertainment.” He adds: “We are keeping our overhead low and Disney has the best organization to manage our films and optimize our performance.”
If the business model remains the same, says Spielberg, so does the level of autonomy. “This is what Reliance is expecting from us and why they funded us in the first place.”
Spielberg insists that the negotiations have not fundamentally distracted him from the complex production now before him. “I have multi-tasked my whole life,” he points out. “I think the past has shown that I can direct a picture and still supervise a robust slate of development and production with my partners.”
The sheer size of his family, Spielberg contends, serves as a useful test of of his multi-tasking. “Having a big family at home shapes your work ethic and arranges your priorities and there is no better training than that.”
The noise level from children, he seems to be saying, surpasses that of corporate dealmakers.
The Disney deal, he insists, “is a significant step for our new company” and the fact that he regards DreamWorks as a “new company” is itself interesting. David Geffen is no longer a key element. Jeffrey Katzenberg focuses on the publicly owned DreamWorks Animation, which is a competitor of the Disney unit, Pixar.
Spielberg seems relaxed about these changes. “I’m looking forward to working with Bob Iger, Dick Cook, Mark Zoradi and Oren Aviv,” he points out. These become, in effect, the new members of the DreamWorks family, he seems to be saying. And he has made his peace with that fact.
While Spielberg’s roots are now at Disney, “Tintin” will be released by Sony abroad and Paramount in the U.S. And even though Paramount and Universal have expressed their dismay with DreamWorks’ corporate maneuverings, Steven Spielberg as a filmmaker clearly transcends corporate borders and is a creature of Hollywood at large.
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