Harvey Weinstein is notorious for a number of reasons. Obviously, being a convicted rapist brings its own infamy, but before he was brought up on charges of sexual assault and the poster boy for the #MeToo movement, the Hollywood studio mogul was perhaps better known for being a completely difficult business partner and creative collaborator. And you may not find a better explanation of this than what apparently happened between Weinstein and acclaimed animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki over edits to “Princess Mononoke.”
Back in the late-‘90s, Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Films was set to be the distributor of Miyazaki’s latest work, “Princess Mononoke.” However, the studio head saw the 135-minute film and thought it was entirely too long, requesting that it get cut down to 90 minutes.
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Back in the late-‘90s, Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Films was set to be the distributor of Miyazaki’s latest work, “Princess Mononoke.” However, the studio head saw the 135-minute film and thought it was entirely too long, requesting that it get cut down to 90 minutes.
Continue reading Studio Ghibli Exec Says Harvey Weinstein Threatened His Career Over Cuts To ‘Princess Mononoke’ at The Playlist.
- 6/2/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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