While the focus of Hollywood and the world is now set on Russia and Ukraine, the lucrative and uneasy relationship between the American and Chinese film industries isn’t going away any time soon, nor will the challenge for studios on how to navigate it.
Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel explores the past, present and future of that relationship in his new book, “Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy.” In it, he examines China’s rise in the 2010s to become a box office powerhouse so big that it’s able to influence creative decision-making for the biggest films in the world.