David Koepp on trying to ‘not screw up’ Disclosure Day
About this episode
David Koepp discusses his latest project with Steven Spielberg and reflects on his career in screenwriting.
Kim Masters talks to screenwriter David Koepp about Disclosure Day , his latest collaboration with director Steven Spielberg. After Spielberg sent Koepp a 40 page treatment for the movie, which Koepp gave notes on, Spielberg emailed him back that “it’s your problem now.” Koepp also reveals the downside of his early success, which included writing the Jurassic Park screenplay when he was just 29. He also explains why he’s not that scared AI will replace him, and offers his very dark pitch for one final Tom Cruise-led Mission Impossible movie (Koepp wrote the original 1996 release). Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni discuss Fox Corp’s acquisition of the streaming company Roku. Roku is used by over a 100 million people, giving Fox access to countless homes, and a lot of consumer data.
People in this episode
Host: Kim Masters
Guest: David Koepp
Topics covered
- screenwriting
- film industry
- AI in film
- collaboration
- streaming services
Keywords
- David Koepp
- Steven Spielberg
- Jurassic Park
- Mission Impossible
- AI
- Fox Corp
- Roku
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fox Corp, Roku
Books & works: Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible
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