Cult Popture

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 - Introductions 00:04:45 - 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 days 00:08:19 - 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 Levy 00:17:14 - The legacy of AMERICAN PIE 00:20:42 - Discussing DOWN TO EARTH 00:23:24 - Discussing THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 00:29:40 - Charlie Swan from TWILIGHT is the greatest film character of all time 00:33:20 - ANTZ vs A BUG’S LIFE 00:35:44 - Sexual abusers in Hollywood 00:36:59 - Discussing ABOUT A BOY 00:42:55 - Creative Hot Streaks 00:43:59 - How did you land the job of writing ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY? 00:48:11 - The process of writing ROGUE ONE 00:51:56 - 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 BOY 01:01:26 - 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 Remakes 01:06:51 - #JusticeForVicky DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses