Interview with Writer/Director Chris Weitz(American Pie/New Moon/Rogue One)|The Cult Popture Podcast

Today we interview Chris Weitz, the writer/director behind a multitude of different projects including American Pie, New Moon, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, About a Boy, Nutty Professor II, The Golden Compass and much much more! Here is what we talk about and when we talk about it:00:04:07 - Introductions00:04:45 - What are the biggest differences between working on something like a Star Wars film and working on something like Nutty Professor II?00:06:54 - You couldn’t make AMERICAN PIE these days00:08:19 - What, if any, are the common traits of a Chris Weitz film?00:10:18 - What’s the difference between working alone and working in a group?00:11:53 - What does an Executive Producer actually do?00:13:55 - Discussing the AMERICAN PIE sequels and Eugene Levy00:17:14 - The legacy of AMERICAN PIE00:20:42 - Discussing DOWN TO EARTH00:23:24 - Discussing THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 00:29:40 - Charlie Swan from TWILIGHT is the greatest film character of all time00:33:20 - ANTZ vs A BUG’S LIFE00:35:44 - Sexual abusers in Hollywood00:36:59 - Discussing ABOUT A BOY00:42:55 - Creative Hot Streaks00:43:59 - How did you land the job of writing ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY?00:48:11 - The process of writing ROGUE ONE00:51:56 - What scenes were cut from ROGUE ONE?00:58:53 - Of all your projects, which would you say is your favourite?00:59:56 - Nominated for an Academy Award for ABOUT A BOY01:01:26 - What advice would you have for someone wanting to get started?01:03:44 - How do you go from directing something as simple as AMERICAN PIE to something as special effects heavy as NEW MOON on GOLDEN COMPASS?01:04:54 - What Chris Weitz projects are on the horizon?01:05:57 - Pioneering Disney’s big cash cows: Star Wars Stories and Live Action Disney Remakes01:06:51 - #JusticeForVickyDONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureLIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.