Breakout Session: A Brief History (and Future) of Insanity: How The Entertainment Business Works
Location
Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)
Start Date
27-9-2025 2:00 PM
End Date
27-9-2025 2:55 PM
Description
Luke explains the fundamental inner-workings of Hollywood from a business perspective, covering topics from selling material, agents and representatives, to how and why movies get made, and then lays out the massive transition the business has been undergoing for the last two decades, what the future of the entertainment marketplace looks like, and what that means for people who are looking for paths to success within it.
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Breakout Session: A Brief History (and Future) of Insanity: How The Entertainment Business Works
Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)
Luke explains the fundamental inner-workings of Hollywood from a business perspective, covering topics from selling material, agents and representatives, to how and why movies get made, and then lays out the massive transition the business has been undergoing for the last two decades, what the future of the entertainment marketplace looks like, and what that means for people who are looking for paths to success within it.
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Luke Ryan
Luke Ryan is an American screenwriter, producer, and global franchise specialist who has over two decades of experience working with the largest entertainment properties in the world.
As a screenwriter, Luke specializes in adaptations of complex intellectual property as well as rewrites and on-set script work. He most recently delivered the official Fleetwood Mac biopic, RUMOURS, to Warner Music Group. Luke’s previous work includes an adaptation of History Channel’s ANCIENT ALIENS documentary franchise into a feature film for Legendary Entertainment, who came to their senses and hired his longtime friend, mentor and fellow EIU alum, Craig Titley after Luke delivered a script no one liked, as well as adaptations of Jon Milton’s PARADISE LOST, also for Legendary with Bradley Cooper attached to star, children’s favorite WALTER THE FARTING DOG for Paramount, Chinese classic THE WATER MARGIN for CMC Capital Partners/BaseFX, and Roger Zalazny’s epic sci-fi/fantasy book series THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER.
Luke is currently executive producing a tentpole streaming adaptation of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s fantasy novel series FROM BLOOD AND ASH for Amazon Studios with Anne Cofell Saunders (THE BOYS, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) attached as showrunner and has previously served as a producer or production executive on hit feature films such as HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, PACIFIC RIM, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, , and GODZILLA (2014).
Luke is also consistently hired as an expert in the management of global entertainment franchises and has spent the last decade consulting on the creative, marketing, and licensing aspects of titles such as AVATAR 2, LORD OF THE RINGS, WHEEL OF TIME, and DUNE.
He has served as a senior executive at New Line Cinema, MTV/Paramount, and MGM.