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Gene Hackman, who has died aged 95, was once described as having the face of a truck driver, but became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.

Concurrently, movies focused on white stories to avoid anti-miscegenation laws, not to mention white performers were seen as more bankable, especially to white audiences.

Organising concerts is tough, as they often incur losses, so when the opportunity arises, bankable performers are exploited for profits.

Vaughn became a bankable comedy star, even dabbling in drama with the likes of “Brawl in Cell Block 99” and Season 2 of HBO’s crime anthology “True Detective.”

But intellectual property that’s bankable isn’t everything, and increasingly, interesting theater comes from movie sources hailing from left field.