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Director Jason Orley discusses bringing the many faces of ‘I Want You Back’ to life

February 25, 2022

While shepherding a story from another person’s script to the screen as a director can be difficult, Jason Orley felt like he “jumped onto a train” when directing I Want You Back, highlighting the “excellent” script and cast that propelled the projec...

Write On with ‘Flee’ Co-Writer/Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen

February 24, 2022

Nominated for three Academy Awards®, Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen talks to Write On about the process ...

Write On with ‘Promised Land’ Creator Matt Lopez

February 18, 2022

Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning ABC drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma Valley. Showrunner and creator Matt Lopez tells Write On: “The show… tackles immigration, assimilation, what it means ...

Rising Through the Ranks: CW writer Eric Anthony Glover on good sci-fi and great people

February 18, 2022

It’s always been about a good story for Eric Anthony Glover.

Write On with 'The 355' Co-Writer Theresa Rebeck

February 15, 2022

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move in this actio...

‘Indemnity’ and the long road to becoming South Africa’s latest mainstream action blockbuster

February 11, 2022

Indemnity is one of the most ambitious action thrillers to come out of South Africa, offering stunning set pieces and a story that feels like a combination between The Manchurian Candidate and The Fugitive. It’s no surprise, as writer-director Travis...

I Want You Back' writing duo craft a sweetly unexpected rom-com

February 11, 2022

I Want You Back feels like a romantic comedy of days of yore while all at once fresh and new. It embraces the trope and universal feeling of not wanting to die alone, but few other rom-com tropes feel predictable or even evident in this screwball and...

How Adrien Brody creates the world of ‘Clean’ through performance, writing and music

February 10, 2022

Clean’s life is very regimented. After hours at work as a garbage man, he goes to the same spots and checks up on the same people. However, things change when his past catches up to him and returns him to a life of violence for the sake of protecting...

Tim Kirkby talks ‘Last Looks’, directing actors, and making the jump from TV to film

February 10, 2022

Charlie Waldo is a former superstar LAPD detective who now lives a life of solitude and minimalism. Three years after ghosting everyone, Waldo’s former flame and owner of a private investigation firm tries to recruit him to help solve the case of the...