stackyFACTSThe best way to avoid bankruptcy is to invent a company just to kill it. Before a single frame is shot, studios often incorporate a brand new LLC solely for that one specific production, neatly trapping all potential lawsuits, massive debts, and financial ruin in a disposable legal bubble.
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