Why are there so many twin films?

About this episode

The episode discusses the phenomenon of twin films in Hollywood with guests Chris and Lizzie.

On this week's episode, the boys chat with Chris and Lizzie, the hosts of the What Went Wrong podcast about why Hollywood produces so many "twin films," movies that have very similar concepts and that release within a year of each other. They also debate whether A Bug's Life or ANTZ is the better movie, and talk through some controversial Hollywood development rumors. For links to research and more, check out our newsletter .  Have a question you want us to answer? Email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286 . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Manny, Noah, Devan

Guests: Chris, Lizzie

Topics covered

• twin films
• Hollywood
• movie comparisons
• film industry
• entertainment news

Keywords

• twin films
• Hollywood
• A Bug's Life
• ANTZ
• film industry
• movie concepts
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: What Went Wrong

Books & works: A Bug's Life, ANTZ

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