
The wider film industry is expecting to tighten its belt in 2009 with even blue-chip film-makers unable to raise funds. Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks company is facing a rocky new year after failing to raise the $750m it needs to produce its slate of 17 films. Some of the money was to have been provided by AIG, the insurance giant that collapsed in September. No new investor has yet emerged. Even Harry Potter, the most profitable franchise in film history, isn’t totally secure. Its screenwriter, Steve Kloves, said recently that Warner Bros was worried about the prospects for the last three films in the series, since J K Rowling is no longer driving anticipation for the titles by producing new books.
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blue-chip: 蓝筹,比喻稳而可靠的,杰出的,独特的
“蓝筹”一词源与西方赌场。在西方赌场中,有三种颜色的筹码,其中蓝色筹码最为值钱,红色筹码次之,白色筹码最差。
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