How Justin Bieber Inspired ‘Jem and the Holograms’
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Bieber’s manager/discoverer Scooter Braun, director Jon M. Chu, and producer Jason Blum on the long-awaited film adaptation of the celebrated ’80s animated series.
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In Jem and the Holograms, a talented young musician gets discovered on the Internet, goes viral, gains a zealous fan base, and draws the attention of a predatory record exec eager to commodify, repackage, and resell that lightning in a bottle.
