Project Hail Mary's Drew Goddard + Why The Comeback Is Back (Again)

About this episode

Drew Goddard discusses his new film Project Hail Mary and the return of The Comeback on HBO.

Drew Goddard, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind The Martian, has another space-set epic in Project Hail Mary. He talks about writing the script with a massive budget in mind and his ABC hit High Potential. That's after THR senior writer Chris Gardner and Mikey break down the history of Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback — and why it's back on HBO after a 12-year break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Drew Goddard

Topics covered

• screenwriting
• television history
• film
• entertainment news
• space-themed stories

Keywords

• Drew Goddard
• Project Hail Mary
• The Comeback
• The Martian
• High Potential
• HBO
• screenwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

Books & works: The Martian, Project Hail Mary, High Potential, The Comeback

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