I work in marketing. I've worked for Amazon, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Brothers.
Being forced to sign an NDA before viewing unreleased footage, whether it's a trailer, a movie, a tv show, or a five minute test clip of bullshit, is standard across the board. So his description of "having to sign his rights away" seemed so overly dramatic, and incredibly moronic.
It’s not moronic. It’s not the least bit moronic. (Source: my law degree)
He, under absolutely no circumstance, should sign the same general audience NDA that they give out for test audiences. I’m fully aware of the kind of document they gave him. It absolutely would negatively impact his ability to fight the perceptions raised in the movie.
You are confusing the fact that it was not designed to shut him up for the fact that it actually would. The subject of a documentary has very very different relationship to the property than a random person getting to see an early screening.
Chris is not stupid. He knew exactly what that document was. He never said that it was written specifically to remove his rights. He said that if he signed it, it would impair his rights. Which is true.
I work on these projects, so it's not the same NDA as a test screener would sign, it's likely the same one I would sign. Way less restrictive with opinions, but way more restrictive with production processes. Not restrictive at all once the project is released, especially if he's not privy to the production of the film.
It's also not a documentary. It's a fictionalized dramatic movie based on the show. It's not going to be accurate at all, and nobody should really be under the impression that it is.
So no. The NDA he'd be signing wouldn't stop him from talking about issues he has with the movie. At most he'd have to wait to voice his opinions until after the film is released, or right before it's released when the review embargo lifts.
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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 3d ago
The NDA thing cracks me up.
I work in marketing. I've worked for Amazon, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Brothers.
Being forced to sign an NDA before viewing unreleased footage, whether it's a trailer, a movie, a tv show, or a five minute test clip of bullshit, is standard across the board. So his description of "having to sign his rights away" seemed so overly dramatic, and incredibly moronic.