The content creation space is extremely competitive and audiences are fickle. On top of that, Hollywood is a very self-reinforcing system, where industry conne

The content creation space is extremely competitive and audiences are fickle. On top of that, Hollywood is a very self-reinforcing system, where industry connection is super valuable at getting funding, securing talents, rights and other things needed to deliver a successful project. Outside funding will have a hard time competing against existing investors, and will end up either overpaying or settle with less promising projects with trouble securing funding otherwise.