On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the overwhelming number of The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s weekend debut. In the feature segment Daniel interviews Stephen Williams and Stefani Robinson, director and writer respectively of the 2022 film Chevalier. They talk about what attracted them to a film that depicts a lifetime story of Joseph Bologne and help them decide to push through with producing and then releasing it.
Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:45 What did you watch last weekend?
- 04:12 The Super Mario Bros. Movie is breaking records
- 15:33 Upcoming films next weekend
- 21:30 Writing the screenplay for Chevalier
- 24:53 Condensing a lifetime story into a screenplay
- 29:07 Real connection to the story
- 34:51 Resonating with remarkable people in history
- 40:03 Movies are a high version of visual narrative
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The Boxoffice Podcast is your weekly resource for the latest results, trends, news, and topics in the cinema industry. Each week we feature insights and analysis from leading experts in theatrical exhibition, along with interviews with the most influential executives in the movie theater business.