Episode 134: Screenwriter Roundtable with David Koepp, Craig Brewer and Kirt Gunn

We're wrapping up 2025 with an OnWriting Screenwriter Roundtable, featuring David Koepp , Craig Brewer and Kirt Gunn . The three writers joined us to discuss the origins and process behind their latest projects, how they develop their ideas over time, and much more. David Koepp is a writer and director known for writing the screenplays for films like Jurassic Park , Mission: Impossible , and Spider-Man , among many others. His most recent project is Black Bag , a mystery-thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh released in Spring 2025. Craig Brewer is the writer and director of Song Sung Blue , a musical biopic about a Neil Diamond tribute band, based on the documentary of the same name. Before Song Sung Blue , he wrote and directed films like Hustle & Flow and wrote on seasons 4 & 5 of the hit television series Empire . Kirt Gunn is a writer and director whose latest project is Roofman , co-written and directed by frequent collaborator Derek Cianfrance. --- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: wgaeast.org/onwriting Follow the Guild on social media: @WGAEast OnWriting is a production of the Writers Guild of America East. The show is produced by WGA East staff members Jason Gordon, Tiana Timmerberg, and Molly Beer. Production, editing, and mix by Giulia Hjort. Original music is by Taylor Bradshaw. Artwork is designed by Molly Beer.

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Episode 134: Screenwriter Roundtable with David Koepp, Craig Brewer and Kirt Gunn is an episode from OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East by Molly Beer.

This episode is 53:23 long.

This episode was published on Dec 24, 2025.

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