Regina, I’ve been thinking about your point that his old management dug themselves into a hole by letting UTA constantly push for more.
But I’m trying to understand—what was in it for his managers in the first place? Why would they even allow this?
If you look at the timeline, they both kept getting projects from the exact same places around the same time (like A24, Amazon, etc.). I read somewhere that talent agencies aren't allowed to do those old-school 'package deals' anymore, so if there was some kind of package or trade-off happening here, it had to go through his management company.
Does this mean his old managers were basically using Chris's star power to get themselves producer credits or side-deals on those projects, and that's why they let UTA walk all over them? Because if they were trading his 20-year reputation for their own pocket, it totally explains why they left (got fired?) and why a fixer like Jason Weinberg had to come in.
I simply cannot. @captregina