• The Iron Claw - Director and writer Sean Durkin on making the Zac Efron starring wrestling movie.

  • Feb 6 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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The Iron Claw - Director and writer Sean Durkin on making the Zac Efron starring wrestling movie.

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  • This weeks guest is Sean Durkin, the writer and director of not only of the ace Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene but of the excellent The Iron Claw which stars Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James and Harris Dickinson. Dom Lenoir sat down with Sean and had a wonderful chat about his process as a writer, producer and director. They discussed: Challenging the misconceptions of wrestling and putting that onto film. How to adapt a true story, and meeting real life wrestlers. Going through the development process with Tessa Ross. Making an important decision of cutting a character out of the movie. Getting his career start through a major festival success at the Cannes and Sundance labs. And the importance of collaborating with his own “brat pack”. The Iron Claw is OUT in cinemas NOW! GIVEAWAY Get a FREE copy of the excellent Shotlister App. Just download the App using this link and you can get Shotlister App now (usually $99). Only 100 copies available so be quick and GET IT NOW! They need to be redeemed on an iPhone or iPad. But once redeemed Pro will also work on the Mac. shotlister.com/filmmakerspod PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH. https://my-store-11604768.creator-spring.com/ COURSES Want to learn how to finish your film? Take our POST PRODUCTION COURSE https://cuttingroom.info/post-production-demystified/ PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive on how to make films at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, written and edited by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey CONTACT THE PODCAST email us: thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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