Hard to launch new films in Hollywood today: 'Gemini Man' producer Jerry Bruckheimer

Veteran Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, known for some of the biggest action hits such as "Top Gun", "Bad Boys" and "The Pirates of the Caribbean" series, says making movies is "a luck of the draw" and it is hard to predict what the audience will embrace.

The producer says he stuck with "Gemini Man" as he believed it was an original idea in an era where studios prefer to fall back on something that is "pre-sold".

"It's much hard to launch them, to create a new IP. So they'd rather fall back on something that's slightly easier, something that's pre-sold. And that's just the way the world is today," Bruckheimer told PTI in an interview.

The producer, whose films "Top Gun" and "Bad Boys" are returning with respective sequels next year, is not averse to franchises provided they are done well.

"It depends how well you do the sequels. If it's really good, they're going to love it. It all depends on the screenplay, the directors, the actors and the people who put it together. It's the combination of everything," he added.

Bruckheimer, 76, says as a filmmaker one tries to put their best foot forward and the rest depends on the audience's response. He hopes people will like his latest endeavour, which released in India on October 11.

"You just try to make films that are accessible to audiences. You can't win all the time, nobody does. But we put our best foot forward to try to entertain audiences and sometimes they embrace movies, sometimes they don't. It's just the luck of the draw.

"Hopefully, this one will excite them to come see this new technology, a great performance and terrific director."
"Ang did an amazing job and it is a great performance, Academy-worthy performance by Will, who plays the two characters flawlessly. It's just such hard work on his part to constantly flip back and forth between Junior and Henry."
Asked whether he would like a sequel to "Gemini Man", the producer said, "It's difficult to make but I would do it all over again."