How Edgar Wright makes original movies in an industry obsessed with franchises

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Drew Goddard shoots for the stars with ‘Project Hail Mary’

This week, Kim Masters sits down with Drew Goddard to discuss adapting Andy Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary for the big screen. He reflects on how his early days writing on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, and Lost trained him to move fast, as he did when he was tasked with turnin ...  Show more

Oscar winners victory lap: Autumn Durald Arkapaw & Joachim Trier

The Academy Awards are behind us, but we’re sharing unheard stories from Kim Masters’ interviews with some of the recently minted Oscar winners. That includes director Joachim Trier, who shares how he landed on casting Elle Fanning in his Best International Feature winner, Sentim ...  Show more

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