Katey and Chris discuss the new sci-fi adventure, which isn't just a great movie but, thank goodness, a hit. Then Katey talks to screewnriter Drew Goddard about how it all came together, from the friendship he formed with Andy Weir when adapting The Martian to how they navigated the movie through six years, a corporate takeover, and all the tiny rewrites it took to make something this good.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Review & Box Office Expectations
03:45 March Sci-Fi Release Corridor
05:51 Ryan Gosling's Star Power
08:14 Evolution Of Gosling's Comedy
13:30 Chemistry With Sandra Hüller
14:49 Rocky The Alien
16:07 Lord & Miller's Directing
18:40 2027 Oscar Potential
21:28 Winning An Oscar As A Movie Star
23:20 Drew Goddard
25:15 Origins Of The Movie
27:19 Balancing TV And Features
29:28 Developing An Epic During Covid
31:33 Writing The First Draft
34:13 Writing Rocky The Alien
36:20 Teaming Up With Lord & Miller
37:51 Surviving Studio Shuffles
39:27 Writing For IMAX & Theaters
47:13 Sandra Hüller As Stratt
51:16 Are Screenwriters Endangered?
54:27 Managing Big Budget Anxiety
56:25 Opening Weekend Emotions
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