FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Art of the Pitch and Other Writing Tips with Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, and Sev Ohanian

About this episode

Sev Ohanian interviews screenwriters Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier about their writing partnership and pitching strategies.

Take another trip to the archives with Proximity founder and writer/producer Sev Ohanian’s conversation with screenwriting duo Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier! Juel and Tony are the writers behind CREED II, SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, and THEY CLONED TYRONE, which was also Juel’s directorial debut. Their next project is the upcoming HOT WHEELS movie, directed by Jon M. Chu and produced by Bad Robot. On this episode of IN PROXIMITY, Juel and Tony talk to Sev about the origins of their writing partnership, how they landed their first screenwriting projects, and the unconventional – and successful – pitching tips.

People in this episode

Host: Sev Ohanian

Guests: Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier

Topics covered

• screenwriting
• writing tips
• pitching
• film industry
• collaboration

Keywords

• screenwriting
• writing partnership
• pitching tips
• film projects
• CREED II

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad Robot

Books & works: CREED II, SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, THEY CLONED TYRONE, HOT WHEELS

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