The Making of an Action Star in 2019, Plus: Reviving Action-Comedy and 'Stuber' With Director Michael Dowse | Interview

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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David Shoemaker joins the show to talk about how action stars are minted in the post–The Rock era of filmmaking, Dave Bautista’s rise to legitimate actor, and who is primed to make the leap from WWE to the big screen (0:45). Then, ‘Stuber’ director Michael Dowse comes in to talk about the role of improvisation in his films, working with Bautista and comedian Kumail Nanjiani, and what his future in directing looks like (25:07). Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: David Shoemaker, Michael Dowse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.6	After you finish the episode, make sure to check out a brand new episode of our live music
0:08.5	series on YouTube called The Ringer Room.
0:11.3	Each month we feature a new, up-and-coming musical artist to play a live set in the Ringer
0:15.2	Studios.
0:16.2	So far, we've featured artists like Cautious Clay, Mount Joy, and Earth Gang, and we just
0:20.5	posted our episode for July showcasing Charlie Bliss.
0:23.8	You can check out those videos at youtube.com slash theringer.
0:30.2	I'm Sean Fennesy, editor and chief of The Ringer, and this is the big picture, a conversation
0:39.6	show about the rebirth of action comedy, perhaps.
0:43.4	Later in the show, I have a great interview with the director of a new movie called Stuber,
0:47.7	his name is Michael Dows.
0:49.4	This movie stars Kumail Nanjani, who you may recall from Silicon Valley and the big
0:52.9	sick.
0:53.9	Dave Bautista, who is now emerging as a significant, I think, movie star, joining me to talk about
1:01.3	Bautista and the transition from wrestling to movie stardom is my pal, David Schumacher,
1:07.1	who does about nine jobs here at The Ringer.
1:08.5	Dave, what's up?
1:09.5	Everything's up.
1:10.5	How are you feeling?
1:11.5	Fantastic.
1:12.5	Website to be a part of.
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