To market Bait, Ahmed filmed fake press conferences where he 'crashes out' over being laughed at for wanting to play Bond — the clip went viral, with 80% defending him and 20% calling him arrogant.
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The conversation zeroes in on the structural failure at the heart of Hollywood's talent pipeline: unpaid development. Ahmed recounts that the producer of Everything Everywhere All at Once — one of the most acclaimed films of the decade — was driving Ubers throughout the entire development process and half of production just to make ends meet. That's not an inspiring bootstrap story; it's a cautionary one. The industry cannot expect to attract and retain the best emerging talent if the price of entry is financial self-immolation. Ahmed's prescription is simple: compensate people for the journey of development, not just the fruits of it. The marathon has to be paid for. [1] — Riz Ahmed "The producer of Everything Everywhere All at Once drove Ubers to survive development. That's not a badge of honour — it's a system failure.…" 27:15
The producer of Everything Everywhere All at Once drove Ubers throughout development and half of production to make ends meet — cited as evidence that unpaid development is unsustainable.
They filmed fake press conferences where an interviewer laughs at the idea of Ahmed playing Bond, and he 'crashes out.' It went viral: 20% thought he was a douche, 80% defended him. The show is called Bait. The audience took it.
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