How to write a Netflix hit with The Two Popes, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything & Darkest Hour screenwriter & producer Anthony McCarten

Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 9:22 p.m.

b"Screenwriter and producer Anthony McCarten joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) to talk about writing The Two Popes, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything & Darkest Hour. He talks about where the ideas come from. How to work through the script and how to write the characters who are real whilst re- checking the research\\xa0\\nAnthony discusses getting permission to write The Theory of Everything. The Stephen Hawkings biopic which took 8 years. After that film became a hit how the doors suddenly opened to the Hollywood rooms.\\nHow to live with doubt and how this industry is full of rejection. The moment the phone rang and it was Queen asking him to write the script to Bohemian Rhapsody\\xa0\\nTurning his play into a screenplay with the Two Popes and how he got the feeedom with Netflix to make the movie they wanted to make.\\nHow he pitches his stories and Anthony Hopkins' advice to actors and as a screenwriter how important it is to know your ending before you start writing.\\nThe Two Popes Trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OhkFY1PQE&feature=emb_logo\\nLINKS FREEBIES SPONSORS & PROMOS\\xa0\\nThis episode is sponsored by the good people at ScreenCraft.org. The 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship is now accepting applications - and the final deadline to apply is coming up - the last day of February! Up to four winners of the 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship will receive all-expenses paid travel to Los Angeles for a week of meetings and mentorship with top Hollywood professionals.\\xa0Apply with your feature or TV screenplay at screencraft.org/fellowship before the end of February. The ScreenCraft team is currently reading submissions. Good Luck :-)\\nTickets to the latest\\xa0MAKEYOURFILM event on 28th Jan 2020 here\\xa0\\nWATCH A Serial Killers Guide to Life trailer\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395fp-nEkoU Released Jan 17th 2020\\nPre Order A Serial Killers Guide to Life here\\nRaindance Use promo code LO To NO BUDGET MASTERCLASS for 20% OFF!\\nWATCH The Dare trailer\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY\\nWatch Winter Ridge trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3BENJ2kf7U\\nWATCH Star Wars Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSox0qApO4 Phil Hawkins' already cult 'fan film'\\n\\xa0\\nDirt in the Gate screenings https://www.cineplo.com/GB/Bournemouth/1735230893370573/Dirt-In-The-Gate-Movies\\n\\xa0\\nGiles Alderson's website\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWATCH World of Darkness\\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D\\n\\xa0\\nWATCH Fanged Up\\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged\\n\\xa0\\nFollow us on Twitter\\xa0@filmmakerspod\\xa0@gilesalderson @robbiemckane\\xa0@Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths\\xa0 @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie\\xa0@philmblog @DirDomLenoir\\n\\xa0\\nPart of the\\xa0www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com\\n\\xa0\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"