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

Todd chats with his dear friend and legendary, decorated songwriter, Diane Warren, about making a documentary about her life and career, why everyone "hated" her during the filming of Con Air, the last-minute hit song she wrote for Coyote Ugly, working with Kesha on her latest song "Dear Me," and why Diane truly hopes to win the Oscar this year for best song after 17 nominations without a win.

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Cinelytic CEO and cofounder Tobias Queisser and Todd discuss the ways that Cinelytic is using “Utility AI” to alleviate the pain points of studios, executives and financiers. From script synopses, to financial forecasting, to real time analysis for marketing and distribution teams, Todd and Tobias go deep into the overlap between science, finance, and creativity.
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Award winning producer Janet Yang joins Todd to shares how she defied convention. From growing up as the daughter of immigrants in Queens, to introducing classic American films to China, working with Steven Spielberg on Empire of the Sun, forging a lifelong partnership with Oliver Stone, her fight to bring Joy Luck Club to the silver screen, becoming the first Asian American President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and her push to bring more representation and inclusions to the Academy.
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GET OVER HERE and check out Todd's chat with NetherRealm Studios Creative Director ED BOON! From playing arcade games as a kid in Chicago to programming pinball machines, Ed shares his journey in how he helped create and launch the iconic Mortal Kombat franchise. Ed discusses creating the original characters, the innovative game mechanics, which action movies influenced the creation of the game, and the rabid Mortal Kombat community! PLUS: Todd and Ed trade notes on their experience working together on the Mortal Kombat films!
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Co-heads of indie financier Black Label Media, Molly Smith and Trent Luckinbill: discuss their work on Sicario, Only the Brave, Die My Love and La La Land; Molly's start at Alcon Entertainment; why they value being genre agnostic; getting ideas from Martin Scorsese's book club; the best time of year to release certain films; and break down WTF it means to be theatrical!
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