This story appears in the November 2017 issue of Town & Country.Inspired by the true story of Jan Žižka, one of greatest warriors in history. Makeup by Jillian Gregory using Charlotte Tilbury. “Hollywood likes to put a gun to your head, and he doesn’t react to that,” she says. Smith says she learned dealmaking from her father. Since Trent is a lawyer, he and Molly deal more with the business, and I love watching them in action.” “I probably focus a bit more on the creative side, given my acting experience. “It definitely feels less corporate, which is something we all like,” he says. “It really provides a foundation of trust.” Thad nods.
“Being such a family-orientedcompany has allowed us to keep our circle small,” she says. “Maybe it’s the Southern connection.” Smith, who grew up in Memphis, points out that her younger sister Rachel also works for Black Label. “We all think alike, and our taste is the same,” he says. “We finish each other’s sentences.”Īs if on cue, Trent pipes up. “I’m like the additional sister they never wanted,” she says of the twins. She started in 1999 as an intern at Alcon Entertainment, which is best known for 2009’s hit The Blind Side-the script for which she personally rescued from the rejection pile. Smith describes their taste in films as “commercially viable prestige.” Smith, laidback in jeans, is sitting on the l’Ermitage patio with Thad and Trent. Salinger biopic the upcoming Horse Soldiers, an Afghanistan military drama produced with Jerry Bruckheimer and Soldado, a sequel to Sicario. It ended up being very profitable.”īlack Label’s recent bets include Rebel in the Rye, a J.D. “So we pulled back and got to video-on-demand sooner, which was a tough call but the right one. “We loved the film but realized we could really be in trouble if we tried to go wide,” Smith says.
But Smith and her partners have learned from these errors. It produced The Good Lie, a drama about Sudanese refugees that flopped in 2014. CHRISTOPHEL/ALAMY (LA LA LAND) © 2017 CTMG INC./SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT (ONLY THE BRAVE).īlack Label has also made mistakes. Films from Black Label include 2016’s La La Land, Rebel in the Rye, and the upcoming Only the Brave.
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