Indie films losing out to obsession with bankable stars, says Richard Eyre

British director whose career is being celebrated at the BFI says creative industry increasingly wants safe betsThe veteran British director Richard Eyre has said it is “very hard” to get small-budget independent dramas made any more because studio bosses are obsessed with “bankable” celebrity names.Eyre, who has worked across film, theatre, TV and opera, winning five Olivier awards and a Bafta, also spoke of the importance of making drama that embraces social realism &nd