Just what does it take to get a Hollywood film screened in communist China?
How has the Chinese regime subverted Hollywood into its propaganda apparatus?
And, why did a self-proclaimed globalist who managed to get Iron Man 3 screened in Beijing’s Forbidden City have a change of heart, and realized he was “pandering” to China’s Communist Party?
In this episode, we sit down with film producer and media executive Chris Fenton, who has worked on blockbuster films like Iron Man 3, Point Break, and Looper. He’s the author of the book Feeding the Dragon.
Keynotes
00:00 China's condition for Iron Man 3
2:08 What did it take to get Iron Man 3 screened in the Forbidden City in Beijing?
11:03 How Hollywood panders to the Chinese regime
23:23 The Chinese regime doesn't like time travel in movies?
27:31 A U.S.-China divorce
39:38 How does CCP propaganda work?
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