After all, the balance of agents, lawyers, producers, studio/network execs, managers, publicists and the like inside this week's special section breaks down to 24 men and 11 women, with several minorites also making the cut. (Technically, the 12 talent selections aren't included in the final tally, which would make it 30-17 guys.) Yet there are pale males Alex Goldstone, Andrew Miller, Brent Morley, Josh Hornstock and Todd Christopher rocking their suits on behalf of everyone from CAA to WME to ICM. What gives?
THR sent over an official explanation to Movieline:
"We're flattered that our cover selections have prompted reader debate, but there's really no sinister motive behind them. The Next Gen list is evenly split between men and women, and includes several non-white guys. When selecting the cover shot we just picked the most compelling image from our photoshoot, and this year it happened to be all men. Of course we're aware Hollywood needs more diversity (we actually just did a piece about the whiteness of the Oscar race, and we're about to publish our annual Women in Entertainment issue) but the cover selections were not intended to make any statement. If anything, people should be mad that we put so many agents on the cover. Those guys don't need bigger egos."
Well, yeah. I mean, if it's between them and Emma Stone...
ยท The Hollywood Reporter's New Cover: Hollywood's Young Guns [THR]