Take 149 - Writer Gary Whitta, Rogue One, See you in Hell

Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss by Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein

Jan 15, 202648:18TV & Film

Rogue One writer Gary Whitta returns to the podcast and we talk…podcasts. The British writer explains why he decided he needed to make a scripted podcast, casting Jon Boyega and how bad Hollywood is at the moment. He tal...

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