John and Craig invite over Rashida Jones and Will McCormack to chat about their new film The Invite, out in theaters now.
Rashida and Will divulge the origin story and dynamics of their own writing partnership, as well as discuss the process of adapting an adaptation and writing to the truth of relationships.
In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, the four swap stories about saying goodbye to creative projects that never came to pass.
Links:
- The People Upstairs (Sentimental) by Cesc Gay (Original Spanish version)
- Esther Perel
- Report from Out Making Games
- Simpsley
- The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
- Worldpeace DMT
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