The Hollywood Reporter – The Story Department

[Video]: THR Producer Roundtable

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 02:31:40 +0000

‘Everything that could go wrong was going wrong, I was sort of dead man walking in Hollywood, like, yeah that guy’s getting fired… and on the other hand, everything about the movie was great… the only decision I ever really made was to say ‘keep going.’ That our only hope of coming out alive was to make a great movie… we never cut back a penny on the quality of the movie.’

Producers are both revered and maligned in the industry – described as both facilitators and gatekeepers, enablers and note-givers. But they’re some of the hardest working people on the team, navigating the money and the politics that makes everything else possible.

The Hollywood Reporter sits down with six top awards season filmmakers — Peter Chernin, Eric Fellner, John Lesher (Birdman), Marc Platt, Cathleen Sutherland (Boyhood) and Emma Thomas (Interstellar).

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[Video]: Writers Roundtable

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:02:08 +0000

A look at the life of the modern film and TV writer: The Hollywood Reporter sits down with Jonathan Nolan (Interstellar), Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), Jon Favreau (Chef), Chris Rock (Top Five), Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) join THR’s executive editor Matt Belloni.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP3U_6CHO5Y

[Video]: Drama Showrunners Roundtable

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 04:00:52 +0000

‘I was talked out of a couple of deaths by the actors, believe it or not…’

Another Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Showrunner’s Roundtable!

Gorgeously shot, a half-dozen of Hollywood’s most accomplished writers sit down for an electric, rapid-fire conversation about the trials and triumphs of TV writing, war stories and speculations on the future of TV.

Featuring:
– Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad)
– Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead)
– Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos)
– Howard Gordon (Homeland)
– Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy)
– Veena Sud (The Killing)

Enjoy!

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