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S2E2: Setting up Disney and Producing “Titanic” with Bill Mechanic
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Bill Mechanic is one of the most successful studio executives of all time, and has been instrumental in the development, production, and distribution of some of the most influential films of the 20th and 21st century. Now CEO and Chairman of Pandemonium Films, Bill and Matthew discuss his storybook career, from the glory days at Paramount, to the building of Disney, to becoming the CEO and Chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, where the studio would earn seventy-two Oscar nominations in six years under his leadership.
Involved in films such as Footloose, Top Gun, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Independence Day, Braveheart, Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Titanic, and Fight Club, Bill shares countless stories from the viewpoints of both a business executive and a producer.
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