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Mike Pecci: Hollywood Always Plays It Safe, So Show Them Something They Can’t Ignore

Mike Pecci: Hollywood Always Plays It Safe, So Show Them Something They Can’t Ignore

Update: 2025-07-17
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Director Mike Pecci joins host David Kruta to dissect the chaos of post-COVID Hollywood, the false promises of AI disruption, and the suffocating gatekeeping of the studio system. Pecci lays bare the existential challenges of trying to create authentic work in an industry gripped by fear, algorithmic control, and vanishing opportunities. In a world where pitching feels like shouting into a void, Pecci finds power in simply continuing to create, and the filmmakers who will survive are the ones who know how to make something out of nothing—and do it with heart. For him, AI is not the enemy. Mediocrity is.

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This episode is sponsored by Fujifilm, Sandisk and TCP Insurance.

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Mike Pecci: Hollywood Always Plays It Safe, So Show Them Something They Can’t Ignore

Mike Pecci: Hollywood Always Plays It Safe, So Show Them Something They Can’t Ignore

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