32 | Writer Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted, MIB): Finding Emotional Truth In Every Story

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Ed Solomon is one of Hollywood's most recognizable writers, who represents a rare intersection of critical and commercial success. His 16 feature films have grossed over 1.6 Billion Dollars at the Box Office, and he's the creator or co-creator on three of Hollywood's biggest franchises: Bill & Ted, Men in Black, and Now You See Me. But he'll be the FIRST person to tell you that he's not a "fancy" writer. He bristles at the idea, and argues that ego is one of the quickest ways to tank a career, especially a creative career. Instead, he feels that humility, curiosity, and daring are the keys to success, especially as a writer. Ed is a disarming orator, passionate teacher, and a great dude. So much to learn.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm
0:04.1	L'Orian McKenna. We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a
0:07.6	team and separately. We've worked on studio and indie films, live action and
0:11.4	animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel.
0:14.9	To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:18.8	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the lights,
0:23.5	had to not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.
0:26.6	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.1	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. Hi guys, so glad you guys could be here today with us
0:36.0	because we are so thrilled to be talking with one of Hollywood's most celebrated writers,
0:41.0	Ed Solomon. Ed's Ed Solomon.
0:43.0	Ed's 16 feature films have grossed over 1.6 billion dollars at the box office and he's known for co-creating huge franchises like Bill and Ted.
0:53.6	But before we get to our interview and our Ed Solomon download,
0:58.0	let's first ask him to join our week
1:01.2	and what we did this week or what we like to call Adventures in Screenwriting.
1:06.4	So Lorian, we're going to have you go first and then we're going to have Ed go and I'll pull up the
1:11.2	rear on this one.
1:12.2	So Lorian, how was your week?
1:15.6	My week, I had two interesting things happen.
1:18.6	One is that I'm pretty sure I found an ending to my pilot that raises the stakes and will make the audience ask,
1:28.7	what happens next? I want to watch episode two. So, hopefully, you know, so I I feel good about that. It's been
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