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This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Jonathan Levine's new romantic comedy,

Longshot. The film tells the story of Fred, a free-spirited journalist who unexpectedly reunites with his childhood crush Charlotte, now one of the most influential women in the world.

After Fred is hired to be a speechwriter on Charlotte's presidential campaign,

sparks fly and their chemistry leads to a romance, even though on the surface the two have nothing in common.

In addition to long shot, Mr. Levine's credits include the feature films,

Snatched, The Night Before, Warm

Bodies, 50-50, The Wackness, and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, the pilots for the series

I'm Dying Up Here and Rush, and episodes of the series The Screen Junkies Show and How to Make It in America.

Following a recent screening of the film at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles,

Mr. Levine spoke with director Ruben Fleischer about filming Longshot.

During their conversation, they discuss how Mr. Levine came to direct the film,

his collaboration with Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron to enrich the material, and his thoughts on integrating improvisation without being indulgent.

I hope everybody enjoyed this movie as much as I did.

Thank you.

I mean, I saw it like a week ago and I've just been telling everyone all week, like just, it's the funniest move I've seen in such a long time.

And just, another thing I love about it is just how beautifully shot it is.

Like, I think your filmmaking is on full display in this film, which is rare in a comedy, where you usually just have a bunch of cameras set up for improv.

But there's such a craft to this film that I

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