Bombshell with Jay Roach and Leslye Headland (Ep. 237)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Director Jay Roach discusses his new film, Bombshell, with fellow director Leslye Headland. Based on the real-life scandal, the film follows the group of women at Fox News who exposed the toxic atmosphere of harassment at the network and took down CEO Roger Ailes. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/Jan2020/Bombshell_QnA_1119.aspx

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0:00.0	Hello, and thanks for tuning in to another episode of The Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, featuring today's top directors sharing behind-the-scenes stories of their latest films and insights into the craft of directing.
0:14.5	Please take a second to subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.3	This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Jay Roach's new drama, Bombshell.
0:28.9	Based on the real-life scandal, the film follows the group of women at Fox News, who
0:33.7	exposed the toxic atmosphere of harassment at the network and took down CEO Roger Ailes.
0:39.6	In addition to bombshell, Mr. Roach's credits include the feature films Trumbo, Dinner for Schmucks, Meet the Parents,
0:47.5	Mystery Alaska, and three Austin Powers films, the pilot for the television series The Brink,
0:53.8	the DGA Award nominated movie for television all The Brink, the DGA Award nominated movie for
0:55.8	television all the way, and the DGA Award winning movies for television game change and
1:01.2	recount. Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in New York, Mr. Roach spoke
1:07.5	with director Leslie Headland about filming bombshell.
1:13.1	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:17.4	That was pretty good, right?
1:18.7	Right?
1:20.2	I loved it.
1:21.0	I loved it.
1:22.2	Yes, yes.
1:23.5	Thank you.
1:24.5	Thank you very much. Get it.
1:25.2	Yes, yes, yes, yes.
1:27.1	No, congratulations.
1:28.3	Just such a great, incredibly affecting funny at times, entertaining weirdly.
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