Emma Gillespie
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And I'm sure that it will be holding on to that.
And the guy that broke that record, and I say broke in inverted commas, has said that he wants to continue.
He said maybe next year I'll break it again.
So the enhanced games are really positioning themselves as year one of something much bigger.
And the initial dream was for more events, more athletes, more participation.
So we'll see if there's enough steam now.
We don't have official word on if there'll be an enhanced games next year, but I think that this one was very much seen as a bit of a guinea pig, bit of a litmus test.
There were tens of thousands of viewers on the live stream.
Clearly there has been huge global attention.
I think the fact that the enhanced games didn't partner with any official broadcaster...
didn't sell tickets to the public to come and watch, tells us that there might be some money that's left on the table.
There might be these bigger opportunities to make it a more profitable venture.
But we're talking about millions and millions of dollars in prize money and participation money.
And that has to come from somewhere.
With the heavy backing of some pretty influential investors, you'd have to think there'll be some hard questions asked about the feasibility of doing this again.
Billie, did you know that Hollywood blockbusters are more likely to have a man named Chris or a talking animal in the lead than a woman over 60?
Well, I do love it and I'm so glad it's on your agenda because there's this new research out of the UK.
They analysed the highest grossing films from 2023, 24 and 25 and they found that actors named Chris, including Pratt and Hemsworth, Australia's own, starred in 6% of the highest grossing films.
Women over 60 had leading roles in just 5%.
Even talking animals in leading roles outnumbered older women protagonists.