Indy 5's box office run will probably cap out before it hits $300M globally, so it stands to lose hundreds of millions. This comes at a time where they really needed a big win to win back fans (who are becoming more jaded by the moment) and make enough money to offset all their other projects that have lost or made little money.
If this doesn't get her canned, then she must some nuclear-grade blackmail material. That would make for a poetic ending to her career: she had to humour the disgusting, predatory behaviour of the film-makers and studios heads when she didn't have the power to do anything about it. Now she's in charge, and she's going to destroy their legacy and subvert their brands to be female-led vehicles for modern social issues, where she has only managed to be half-way successful.
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