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    The Business

    Elizabeth Banks on directing, producing and blazing a trail in the big leagues

    Actress, director, producer Elizabeth Banks is a member of a very small club: women who make commercial big-studio movies.

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    By Kim Masters • Mar 29, 2019 • 28m Listen

    Elizabeth Banks is a member of a small Hollywood club: women who make big studio movies. After directing ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ and a ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot set for release this fall, Banks has even bigger ambitions. Fresh off producing the heartful Hulu comedy ‘shrill,’ Banks tells us about getting bored with acting and moving into producing and directing. Despite the industry-wide talk of opening opportunities to women, she says she’s still run up against some very closed minds.

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    2 stories
    1. 0:57

      Hollywood news banter: Warners wants to hold onto J.J. Abrams. A lot.

      After the Disney/Fox deal officially closed, the town was shocked to learn of the shuttering of Fox 2000. Where will Elizabeth Gabler end up next?

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      6 min
    2. 7:01

      Actress, producer, director Elizabeth Banks on making it in the mainstream

      In the ‘Hunger Games’ movies, Elizabeth Banks’ pink-haired character Effie Trinket had a memorable catchphrase: “May the odds be ever in your favor.”

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      22 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

      CultureArts

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:576 min

      Hollywood news banter: Warners wants to hold onto J.J. Abrams. A lot.

    2. 7:0122 min

      Actress, producer, director Elizabeth Banks on making it in the mainstream

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