Austin Film Festival's On Story

Writing to Direct Big Budget Blockbusters

Austin Film Festival's On Story · Nov 10, 2021 · 28m

The 3 movies

Lethal Weapon
Covered in a segment of this episode
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Covered in a segment of this episode
Iron Man 3
Covered in a segment of this episode

Show notes

This week on On Story we'll join veteran screenwriters Shane Black and Ric Roman Waugh as they discuss what it takes to write and direct a big-budget blockbuster. Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Shane Black made his mark with his 1987 screenplay, Lethal Weapon. Black went on to pen the screenplays for such films as Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, and the latest addition to the Alien vs. Predator franchise: Predator. Ric Roman Waugh is a former stuntman, director, writer, and producer, known for his work in...

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