Hollywood's Soul Was Optioned

Amid rising star power fees, studios now option actors' souls for adaptation rights. One indie producer paid eternal royalties in craft services. Talent agents draft existential clauses guaranteeing two sequels and a director's cut of your conscience. Critics wonder if unmade films will haunt Hollywood backlots. A trade poll of 200 execs found 63 % believe optioning souls beats hammer-and-nail contracts. Psychic unions demand residuals. Screenwriters fret their best ideas won't even see the light of day'or the afterlife. In Tinseltown, your spirit is the next big property.