Tom Pollock, the former Universal Pictures chairman who died Aug. 1 at the age of 77, had a shrewd eye for business. Even before he took the reins at the studio in 1986 to embark on a decade-long r…
, had a shrewd eye for business. Even before he took the reins at the studio in 1986 to embark on a decade-long run, Pollock had established himself as one of the savviest dealmakers in the entertainment industry. As a lawyer, he had negotiated deals for the “Superman,” “Indiana Jones,” and “Star Wars” franchises.
“I showed it to him for the first time in a screening room and when it was over the lights came up and Tom turned to me and said, ‘I can’t wait to show this to my father,'” Robinson remembered. “Tom signed Bob Gale and I when we were novice screenwriters and no one else would give us the time of day,” Zemeckis said.that he wasn’t sure what his future would hold, but that he planned to be guided by his philosophy to “never do the same thing twice.”
“I would have a breakfast meeting with him every month,” Gazzale remembered. “I would arrive a few minutes early, and he would have already read the New York Times, the L.A. Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Hollywood Reporter and. It’s that thirst for knowledge that drove him. The thing that was unique about Tom is that he used that force for others. There was no more brilliant attorney, and yet it was all to ensure that young filmmaker’s dreams could make it to the big screen.
Pollock’s devotion to championing storytellers, those close to him, has been a guiding force from the onset of his career. His longtime friend Shep Gordon, a talent agent and producer, says people wanted to work with Pollack because he was loyal and objective.
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