The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner and the Future of Hollywood

You are invited! Legendary producer David Permut joins Todd to discuss his decades long career in Hollywood INCLUDING helping David Letterman land his first break, producing Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, discovering the script for Face/Off, and how he came to produce the Olivia Wilde directed feature, The Invite.
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Veteran entertainment journalist Tatiana Siegel joins Todd to talk about her years at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in the 2000s, why the industry’s focus shifted toward box office numbers, and why California needed its own version of the Post.
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There are many avenues to become a producer. Former roommates and Temple Hill Entertainment cofounders Marty Bowen & Wyck Godfrey share their trajectory of their partnership, transitioning from being an agent and a studio exec to taking a chance on a production company, why they value emotional experiences over "being smart," and their sense of optimism about the current state of Hollywood.
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Love finds a way! Rebelle Media co-founders Laura Lewis and Amanda Palley join Todd to discuss their love of the rom-coms, why there is currently a void in the romance genre, how women are being underserved at the box office, why Gen Z wants more romantic comedies than previously thought, and why we need more romance writers in Hollywood!
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What exactly is happening at the box office right now? Is it a fluke that these small movies are finding big audiences? Or is it a part of a MUCH bigger trend? Scott Stuber stops by to share his experience in the movie industry from his time running film production at Universal, Netflix, and now United Artists, as well as being a massively successful Producer. Plus, Todd and Scott discuss how the current box office trends might actually be part of a historically repetitive 30 year cycle.
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