David W. JonesMaybe explains so many bad movies getting made?
In Hollywood, teams don't stick together long enough to learn from failure, data reveal
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-hollywood-teams-dont-failure-reveal.html
> Hollywood loves a comeback story: a director who flopped and then returned with a masterpiece or the producer who went bust and bounced back with a winner. It's a narrative rooted in the business belief that failure is a great teacher. But what if, for certain teams, failure teaches nothing at all?
In Hollywood, teams don't stick together long enough to learn from failure, data reveal
Hollywood loves a comeback story: a director who flopped and then returned with a masterpiece or the producer who went bust and bounced back with a winner. It's a narrative rooted in the business belief that failure is a great teacher. But what if, for certain teams, failure teaches nothing at all?