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Movie Marketing Veteran Gerry Rich on Opening ‘Iron Man,’ Grappling With AI and Maintaining the Human Touch
Nov 11, 2026 6:18pm PT Movie Marketing Veteran Gerry Rich on Opening ‘Iron Man,’ Grappling With AI and Maintaining the Human Touch

Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast features conversations with industry leaders about the business of media and entertainment

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On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, movie marketing veteran Gerry Rich details his new memoir “Chasing Hollywood: A Marketing Chief’s Lessons on Breaking Through.”

Rich has worked for most of Hollywood’s major studios, including Paramount, Columbia Pictures, MGM, Miramax and Amazon MGM Studios. He looks back at moments of triumph such as the 2008 opening of “Iron Man,” which launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And Rich looks ahead to how the discipline of entertainment marketing and audience targeting is changing in the age of AI.

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