Jan 30, 2018
John and Aline welcome Peter Spears, producer of Call Me by Your Name, to discuss how the film came to be, from optioning the novel through its long development and multiple roadblocks.
Through the lens of Call Me by Your Name, we discuss the difficulties of preproduction for an indie film, the process of securing book rights, the opportunities that adaptation presents, and what this movie means in the Hollywood landscape.
Links:
* Thanks to Peter
Spears for joining us!
* Read the Call Me by Your Name
script, watch the movie and read the
book.
* Subscribe to Launch at http://wondery.fm/launch or wherever
you listen to podcasts.
* You can preorder Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire and read an
excerpt here. Also, John’s
book tour dates are available, if you want to
say hi!
* The Scriptnotes Listeners’
Guide!
*
The USB drives!
* John August on
Twitter
* Craig Mazin on
Twitter
* Aline Brosh
McKenna on Twitter
* Peter Spears on
Twitter
* John on
Instagram
* Find past episodes
* Outro by
Hunter Christensen (send us yours!)
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.