Rise of 'Nepo Dads' in Hollywood

‘From the father of the guy who made Obsession’: is the nepo dad the new nepo baby?

With Dane Cook set to star his new film, Curry Barker’s dad joins Lana Del Rey’s dad and Tom Holland’s dad in a new wave of nepo daddies A generational shift is happening in Hollywood. The two big breakout films of the spring – Backrooms and Obsession – were made by a pair of plucky young YouTubers who found themselves granted the keys to the kingdom. Both of these films took more money than the most recent Star Wars, the most recent superhero movie (Supergirl) and the most recent Spielberg. ...

By Stuart Heritage