John welcomes Susanna Fogel and David Iserson to talk about making their new movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me. They discuss the transition from TV and indie film to blockbuster, the collaboration involved in crafting a comic action sequence, and the fun of production overseas.
Susanna and David explain the advantages of spec scripts (this was one), and what it’s like writing with a partner.
Links:
* Thanks to [Susanna Fogel](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2573005/) and [David Iserson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503347/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) for joining us! [The Spy Who Dumped Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjaHhduqS5o) is in theaters now.
* David’s much-anticipated [premiere suit](https://www.gettyimages.ca/event/premiere-of-lionsgates-the-spy-who-dumped-me-after-party-775191455#david-iserson-and-susanna-fogel-attend-the-after-party-for-the-of-picture-id1005457440)
* [Banvard’s Folly](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312300336/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by Paul Collins
* [American Kingpin](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143129023/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by Nick Bilton
* [Natalie Walker’s Twitter Auditions](https://twitter.com/nwalks/status/961448710151516160?s=12)
* Also, as promised in [episode 357](http://johnaugust.com/2018/this-title-is-an-example-of-exposition), this is Craig’s [fancy corkboard](http://johnaugust.com/Assets/corkboard.jpg)!
* [The USB drives!](https://store.johnaugust.com/collections/frontpage/products/scriptnotes-300-episode-usb-flash-drive)
* [David Iserson](https://twitter.com/davidiserson) on Twitter
* [Susanna Fogel](https://twitter.com/SusannaFogel) on Twitter
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
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**UPDATE 8-7-18:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](scriptnotes-ep-361-from-indie-to-action-comedy-transcript).