Storyteller Sessions: Adam McKay (Anchorman, ...

Ground control to Script Apart listeners – today on the show, we’re blasting off into the cosmos with three formidable sci-fi storytelling talents. Phil Lord and Chris Miller are the writer-director-producer pair responsible for films like Into The Spider-Verse, Across The Spider ...  Show more

Today on the show – a conversation about Bugonia, with the film’s writer, Will Tracy. Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the upcoming Academy Awards, the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film is an black comedy thriller about a pharmaceutical CEO, Michelle, played by Emma Stone, w ...  Show more

Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his new disaster comedy, Don't Look Up. The film boasts a massive star-studded cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, and Ariana Grande. In ...  Show more

Adam McKay (Death On The Lot) and Justin talk about his long career of making hit comedies Anchorman and Step Brothers, his knack for turning complicated historical incidents into enthralling (and often hilarious) films/podcasts, and how he decided to cast Christian Bale as Dick ...  Show more

Adam McKay joins Kevin to talk about creating Funny or Die with Will Ferrell, how films like Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers were made, how he moved from movies to TV, and why he and Ferrell decided to step away from their partnership. Like Gold Minds? SiriusXM sub ...  Show more

‘Vice’ writer-director Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his relationship to the politics of Dick Cheney, learning to take criticism from his days in comedy, and whether ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Vice’ are a better indication of his future than ‘Step Brothers’ and ‘Anchorman.’ ...  Show more