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  "id": 19359716,
  "title": "From a Mockbuster Version of ‘The Odyssey’ to a ‘Jiu-Jitsu Nun’: How Producers Are Keeping the Low-Budget Film Market Alive Via Streaming and FAST Channels (and Even Lower Budgets)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/from-a-mockbuster-version-of-the-odyssey-to-a-jiu-jitsu-nun-how",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/producers-adapt-streaming-fast-channels-mockbusters-1236941543/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“Our journey begins with the Cyclops,” says a ginger-bearded and bald Odysseus somewhat nonchalantly in the trailer for “The Odyssey,” moments before a giant one-eyed AI-generated monster bursts onto the screens. The film, based — rather loosely — on Homer’s epic poem, released this summer and was met with mostly comic derision and a flurry […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}