Christopher McQuarrie

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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It may or may not be the FINAL reckoning for the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise but writer/director Christopher McQuarrie is here to talk about the unusual way they make these films, plus give some teases about the future of TOP GUN and DAYS OF THUNDER, and a glimpse at the Superman sequel he wanted to do. UPCOMING EVENTS 28 YEARS LATER Q&A with Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, & Danny Boyle 6/1 in NY -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠tickets here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gary Oldman in LA 6/3 -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tickets here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy Sad Confused patreon here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We've got discount codes to live events, merch, early access, exclusive episodes, video versions of the podcast, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
0:12.0	It's why you lace up at dawn.
0:15.0	Why little rain doesn't stop you.
0:17.0	Why one run turns into a habit.
0:20.0	So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.
0:24.6	Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com.
0:28.6	Is Top Gun 3 harder to crack in some ways than Top Gun Maverick?
0:33.6	No, it's already in the bag.
0:35.6	You've cracked it? Yeah, I already know what it is.
0:39.3	Easy. Yeah, no, it wasn't hard. I thought it would be. Yeah, I thought it would be.
0:43.3	And I go, and that's a good place to go from as you walk into the room going, come on, what are we going to do?
0:49.7	And Aaron Kruger pitched something. And I went, actually.
0:56.0	And we had one conversation about it.
1:00.0	And the framework is there.
1:04.0	Prepare your ears, humans.
1:06.0	Happy, sad, confused begins now.
1:09.0	Hey guys, it's Josh here with another edition of Happy. sad, confused begins now.
1:17.6	Hey guys, it's Josh here with another edition of happy, sad, confused, and yes, you knew I was going to have to do something special for Mission Impossible.
1:19.9	It's the final reckoning after all.
1:22.3	Well, it's the final reckoning on the screen, but it is the first reckoning between me and
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