Episodes

Arts Failure Hollywood Rejection Tv & Film Writer

Take 9 - John Zaozirny, President of Bellevue Productions

Jan. 28, 2021

We talk to writer-turned-manager John Zaozirny, President of Bellevue Productions. He talks about his move from writing to management, stories of firing and being fired and why he loves the industry. John talks about being f…

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Take 8 - Actress Ann Cusack, The Boys, Sully, A League of Their Own

Jan. 21, 2021

We talk to the amazing Ann Cusack. She speaks honestly about the process of dealing with rejection, what she learned from the roles she didn’t get and the obsession with social media and the illusion of success. She talks ab…

Arts Failure Hollywood Rejection Writer Tv & Film

Take 7 - Writer and showrunner Matthew Federman, Jericho, Blood and Treasure

Jan. 14, 2021

We talk to writer and showrunner Matthew Federman. He talks about how he runs a writing room and pro-actively solves problems, the mistakes he made pitching and what he's learned from brilliant bosses. He explains the slight…

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Take 6 - Screenwriter Grant Pierce Myers, The Maze Runner

Jan. 7, 2021

We talk to Maze Runner writer Grant Pierce Myers. He tells us about getting a movie green lit and being fired in a single phone call, the challenge of backing up a hit with a second success and the importance of courtesy amo…

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Take 5 - Writer and showrunner Sheryl J.Anderson, Sweet Magnolias, Charmed.

Dec. 28, 2020

We talk to the extraordinary Sheryl J. Anderson, veteran writer and showrunner. She tells us how 'famous, toxic' writers' rooms taught her how to lead her own show the right way, her regrets about not speaking up to protect …

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Take 4 - Screenwriter Dan Hernandez, Detective Pikachu, the Tick and 1600 Penn.

Dec. 22, 2020

We talk to screenwriter Dan Hernandez. He tells us about how he handled the pressure of writing fan favorite Detective Pikachu, the big opportunities that got away in his career and going to high school with Josh Gad. He exp…

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Take 3 - Actor Erik Palladino

Dec. 16, 2020

Actor Erik Palladino talks us through his rollercoaster career after 30 years in Hollywood. He tells us how his pilots never get picked up, the time he was told he had a job by his agent on a Friday and on the Monday they ad…

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Take 2 - Screenwriter Zack Stentz, Thor, X-Men First Class and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

Dec. 9, 2020

Screenwriter Zack Stentz gives an honest account of the tough world of Hollywood and what a writer has to go through to make it. He talks about the red carpet highs of Thor and X-Men First Class but then the long periods of …

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Take 1 - Screenwriter Adele Lim, Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon

Dec. 2, 2020

We talk to Adele Lim, writer on Crazy Rich Asians and the new Disney movie Raya and the Last Dragon. She talks about her journey from TV to film and her struggles along the way. Adele tells us she wrote some of her best work…

Prologue

Nov. 29, 2020

Your hosts Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein explain what their new podcast is all about. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss, is a podcast about failure, rejection and adversity in the entertainment industry. Seasoned Hollywood w…