Hollywood Producer Will Packer
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Will Packer, a big-time Hollywood producer, is weighing in on Trump’s crackdown on anti-DEI initiatives — telling us what actually issues on the subject of hiring his crew.
We caught up with Will at LAX Monday, and he had some ideas about variety, fairness and inclusion hiring — Hollywood’s extra reactive than proactive, so count on a response to that political pendulum swing. However for him? It’s at all times been about hiring one of the best for the job — DEI or not.
Take a look at the clip — Will, the powerhouse behind “Women Journey,” “Assume Like A Man,” and “Trip Alongside,” tells us lots of the finest individuals for the job simply occur to be POC. That offers him a leg up on others within the biz who actively don’t prioritize hiring probably the most various and certified expertise.
Will dives deeper, telling us whether or not fellow Black producers really feel the identical means — and if he thinks firms may simply fall again into their outdated methods, with DEI packages on shaky floor.
Clearly, Will’s bought some main perception into the media recreation, and he’s unpacking all of it in his upcoming memoir, “Who Better Than You? The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big”, dropping Feb 18.
