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The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

Medieval Q&A - Petr Jákl

The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

Jeff Goldsmith

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4.6640 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Host Jeff Goldsmith interviews writer-director Petr Jákl about Medieval.

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0:00.0

Finally, the wait is over. It's completely appropriate to reach into your closet and grab that chain mail and put it on to listen to today's episode.

0:08.3

Howdy, I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A. My agenda is simple. Each week I plan to bring you in-depth insight into the creative process of storytelling.

0:17.2

And folks, we have a cool one for you today. We have writer-director Peter Yackel with us to discuss his latest film, Medieval.

0:24.7

Now, Medieval is in theaters right now.

0:27.0

It'll eventually be coming to VOD and rental as well, but it's in theaters right now.

0:31.8

It's an absolutely gorgeous outdoor shoot with a lot of fantastic action scenes.

0:36.7

So I think it's totally worth masking up,

0:39.5

going to your local theater, and finding a safe way to see it if you feel comfortable.

0:43.6

And what's so much fun about today's episode is Peter was very forthcoming about his creative

0:47.6

process and what it took to get this film made. So I know you'll dig this episode.

0:52.6

And speaking of things to dig, backstory magazine

0:54.9

turns 10. That's right. We survived a decade, and we couldn't have done it without your help.

1:00.7

And the other good news is that we just released a new issue. Yes, issue 47, our summer issue is

1:06.9

live. And there is so much great stuff in it. I hope you check out the table contents to see

1:12.5

it all, but we have Emmy Awards contenders ranging from Stranger Things, Better Call Saul, Station

1:19.6

11, Barry, hacks, and what we do in the shadows, to summer movies, to new scripts for you to read, to an interview with

1:29.2

director John Carpenter on the 40th anniversary of The Thing.

1:33.5

Man, there are so many great things in this issue, and I hope you check it out.

1:36.7

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1:42.1

and read the free issue, or you could use the iPad app, Backstory,

1:46.6

where you could read the free issue there as well. And if you like what you see, and I hope you

1:49.9

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