(“He believed that he knew more than any American official in Vietnam,” Packer writes. “The phrase ‘great man’ now sounds anachronistic, but as an inspiration for human striving maybe we shouldn’t throw out the whole idea.” And, sure, let’s give Holbrooke his due: He apprehended the folly of Vietnam at an absurdly early date. Packer believes one needn’t be good to do good things, and he is openly romantic about it. It’s even worse than you’ve heard,” Packer summarizes. “You will have heard that he was a monstrous egotist. When a mentor, Averell Harriman, died, Holbrooke harangued his widow into letting him give a eulogy then he shuffled the name cards at a meal after the service so he could “chat up the right dinner guest.” Packer thinks Holbrooke never interested himself in Middle East peace because “it was too easy to piss off American Jewish organizations and hurt himself on his climb.” Holbrooke begged Pakistan’s foreign minister to tell Secretary of State Hillary Clinton what a good job he was doing. (“Maybe they deserved it,” Packer offers.) He crashed so many of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance’s meetings and motorcades that Vance’s secretary sent a memo: “You may not insert yourself as a passenger in the Secretary’s car unless this office has specifically approved your request to accompany him.” When national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski wanted him fired for chatting “warmly” with the Vietnamese ambassador in Laos before Washington restored relations with Hanoi, he lied and said the report of the meeting was just an act of Soviet disinformation. His list of television credits includes, That Girl Lay Lay, Blackballed, Ambitions, Bigger, Being Mary Jane, and Uncle Buck.What does government service look like when it’s so self-serving? When Holbrooke became assistant secretary of state, he told the deputies he’d inherited that their offices needed repainting - and then replaced them while they were out. Packer has also been involved in television production as well. Films that may be recognizable include The Photograph, Little, What Men Want, Night School, Breaking In, Girls Trip, Ride Along 2, Straight Outta Compton, No Good Deed, Think Like a Man Too, Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Takers, Obsessed, and Stomp the Yard. He has produced or executive produced many movies that have earned critical praise throughout the years. The talented Packer is the founder and CEO of his own film production company, Will Packer Productions, and Will Packer Media, a television, digital, and branded content company. This production was Packer’s first time being involved with the Oscars. Last October, Academy President David Rubin announced that Emmy®-nominated producer Packer had been tapped to produce the 94th Oscars®. There is no doubt our skill sets and perspectives are allowing us to create a show that will be different than that of our predecessors.” I’d rather show the world what we can do, and then after the fact, we can talk about how great the result was that this particular team produced.
“I’m someone who always believes, ‘I can show you better than I can tell you.’ I’m proud of ours being the first all-Black team, but I don’t feel the need to talk about it inordinately. Packer made history leading the first all-Black production team in the history of the 94th annual Oscars.
#WILL PACKER FIRST WIFE MOVIE#
Movie and television producer Will Packer made history over the weekend when he led the first all-Black production team in Oscars history.Īccording to the Tampa Bay Times, the show that aired on March 27 didn’t just make noise with the Will Smith and Chris Rock fracas. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Oscars producer Will Packer is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Main Hollywood, California. PRODUCER WILL PACKER MAKES OSCARS HISTORY BY EMPLOYING AN ALL-BLACK PRODUCTION TEAM
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