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April 25, 2017 Scriptnotes

Craig and John investigate the future of the 007 franchise, script-reading robots, and the realities of overhauling a movie in the editing room.

We also look at another How Would This Be a Movie idea turning into reality.

The live show at ArcLight is a week away and tickets are almost sold out. Get yours now!

Links:

  • Scriptnotes, Episode 214: Clerks and Recreation
  • French Train Bros
  • Scriptnotes, Episode 232: Fun with Numbers
  • ScriptBook
  • ScriptBook Sample Coverage
  • The Battle for James Bond
  • Passengers, Rearranged
  • Important, Not Important
  • Stephen King Pop Songs
  • Pinball Arcade: The Addams Family
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Find past episodes
  • Outro by Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 5-15-17: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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