cover of episode For All Mankind creators Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert/ Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential)

For All Mankind creators Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert/ Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential)

2023/12/19
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Two episodes for the price of one today! (The price is zero dollars).

First up, Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert (creators/ahowrunners, For All Mankind) discuss season 4 of their alternate history space-race series, trusting their decisions, addressing and adjusting tone, killing off characters, and more.

Then, Brian Helgeland (writer/director Finestkind; writer, LA Confidential, Mystic River, lots more) discusses his new movie--written 25 years ago--as well as some of his greatest hits, including the unlikely story of LA Confidential getting made and the sequel that he couldn't get made, the spark that led to A Knight's Tale, getting his start in horror, and more.

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