From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

They had offered a substantial sum of money, but it wasn't a substantial sum of money for a period drama.

Given what you wanted to do, right? I'm guessing this is the biggest budget you've ever had.

You're guessing correctly.

Documentarian Errol Morris came up with a new form of filmmaking to tell the story

of Frank Olson, an army scientist who died in mysterious circumstances in 1953.

For his new series, Wormwood, Morris used interviews and archival footage, but also cast

Peter Sarsgaard to play Olson in extended scripted sequences.

Netflix went for the idea.

Morris tells us about the making of the six-part series, Wormwood, which involves the CIA,

LSD, the Korean War, and even sequences from Hamlet.

But first on the news banter, Fox may be on the block.

Meanwhile, the studio bounces director Brian Singer.

Stick around.

It's the business from KCRW.

I am joined by my partner in banter, Matt Bellany of the Hollywood reporter.

Hello, Matt.

Hi there.

So, normally we're sort of winding down a little for the holidays, but so much is going on.

I'm going to start talking just briefly. This Murdoch's sale of the 21st Century Fox assets to Disney seems to be a thing, gaining steam. Murdoch has expressed his wish to have Bob Iger remain at Disney after they sell, which I think is kind of a...

I guess he can make that a condition of the sale, but, you know, that's like controlling beyond the sale, you know, like I'm going to keep you in your seat.

And Iger, you know, I got to think his appetite for politics may be diminishing because he doesn't seem to take criticism well.

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