4.7 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2016
⏱️ 73 minutes
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The co-writer of Batman Begins, Man of Steel, Blade, and more; creator of TV's Da Vinci's Demons, Constantine, and Flashforward; and producer of the upcoming The Forest (among others) discusses the role of a film producer, his process, getting into the heads of iconic characters, the weird road to Blade, and lots more.The Forest is in theaters January 8th.
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