He had directed only one movie, “47 Ronin.” It was a commercial and critical dud, and Mr. Rinsch’s tussles with its producers had raised eyebrows, even in an industry where such conflicts are the norm.
Amid the feeding frenzy, the project that Mr. Rinsch was pitching — a science-fiction series about artificial humans — became a hot property.
After a competitive auction, Mr. Rinsch and his representatives reached an informal eight-figure agreement with Amazon.
The project with Mr. Rinsch has turned into a costly fiasco, a microcosm of the era of profligate spending that Hollywood studios now are scrambling to end.
Netflix burned more than $55 million on Mr. Rinsch’s show and gave him near-total budgetary and creative latitude but never received a single finished episode.
Persons:
Carl Erik Rinsch, Rinsch’s, Rinsch, Cindy Holland
Organizations:
Disney, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Hollywood
Locations:
Hollywood