“We are cannibalizing our audience by only giving them regurgitated material. Every movie is either a remake, a sequel, based on something else. Based on a former television series. Based on a successful videogame.”

American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor

Dean Devlin is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and film and television actor. He is best known for his collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, and for work tied to the Librarian and Leverage television franchises. He co-founded the production companies Centropolis Entertainment and Electric Entertainment. He also appeared as a series regular on the short-lived television series Hard Copy, and his career spans writing, producing, directing, and acting across film and television.