Endgame" director Joe Russo blames Harvey Weinstein for keeping blockbusters out of awards season. During a sit down with The Sunday Times, Russo said that the reason big budget, high grossing films are largely barred from major awards contention is because of a trend "started by Harvey Weinstein.

The director claims that before the 1990s, blockbuster movies were more regularly recognized by major awards bodies.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Joe Russo, one-half of the sibling powerhouse producing/directing team known as the Russo Brothers, posited that today’s blockbuster versus indie discourse is in large part to Harvey Weinstein’s Oscars campaign playbook.

Julia Stiles has opened up about a ‘cheap’ and ‘slimy’ memory of working with disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. In February 2020, Weinstein, 72, was convicted of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree.

Actor Julia Stiles recently opened up about her experience working with Harvey Weinstein on the 2000 rom-com Down to You, describing it as “so slimy.” On the Films To Be Buried with Brett Goldstein podcast,

And then Harvey Weinstein got his hands on it and decided to capitalize on this trend. And it just became dumb.” Stiles claimed the disgraced movie mogul and convicted sex offender was looking to capitalize on her past successful projects by adding in unnecessary scenes.