Spielberg, Scorsese, and Anderson have swooped in to avoid wasting Turner Traditional Films

A couple of week after the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO gutted the management crew of Turner Traditional Films, a gaggle of famed administrators — Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson — has been introduced on board to curate movies for the community, as reported earlier by CNBC.

TCM is the commercial-free cable channel that runs a library of curated traditional movies on a 24/7 loop. Since its launch within the ’90s, TCM has been thought to be a staple within the movie business, particularly amongst these devoted to movie preservation and historical past.

The humorous half is, Zaslav is a recognized movie nerd, no less than in keeping with the numerous profiles which have been executed on him. In a latest interview with IndieWire, Changnon advised the outlet that Zaslav was “so moved” by TCM’s tribute to the traditional movie administrators who died up to now 12 months that “he insisted it air on all of their different networks.”

Spielberg, Scorsese, and Anderson raised their considerations with Zaslav himself, and now that they’ve been picked as much as curate content material for the platform, the trio put out a joint assertion that seems to pat Zaslav on the again for the transfer regardless of the very fact he almost put the community on life assist.

“This distinctive association, initiated by David Zaslav, displays his dedication to honoring the TCM legacy whereas additionally involving us on curation and programming,” they are saying. “We now have already begun engaged on concepts with Mike [De Luca] and Pam [Abdy], each true movie fanatics who share a ardour and reverence for traditional cinema that’s the hallmark of the TCM group.”

Since taking on the helm at Warner Bros. Discovery, Zaslav has made quite a lot of high-profile cuts affecting Batgirl, Raised by Wolves, Westworld, and others — however TCM clearly isn’t one to mess with. In any case, TCM has one of many largest traditional movie libraries on the planet, with films that impressed complete generations of filmmakers. It’s not so dangerous if Zaslav begins canning newer works, however going for the oldies could be a brand new low.