The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

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• The Brink of War with Michael Russell Gunn and Rawson Marshall Thurber (Ep. 622)

  September 30, 2026 · 32 min

  Director Michael Russell Gunn discusses his new film, The Brink of War, with fellow Director Rawson Marshall Thurber in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses using transcripts from the real event as…

• Teenage Wasteland with Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss and Alice Gu (Ep. 621)

  September 25, 2026 · 33 min

  Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss discuss their new film, Teenage Wasteland, with fellow Director Alice Gu in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, they discuss poring through 500 hours of archival footage to…

• Coyote vs. Acme with Dave Green, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Ep. 620)

  August 28, 2026 · 36 min

  Director Dave Green discuss his new film, Coyote vs. Acme, with fellow Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the story behind the film’s distribution, his…

• Stop! That! Train! with Adam Shankman and Nzingha Stewart (Ep. 619)

  July 20, 2026 · 35 min

  Director Adam Shankman discuss his new film, Stop! That! Train!, with fellow Director Nzingha Stewart in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how films like Airplane! and Hot Shots! influenced the…

• The Death of Robin Hood with Michael Sarnoski and Drew Pearce (Ep. 618)

  July 10, 2026 · 32 min

  Director Michael Sarnoski discuss his new film, The Death of Robin Hood, with fellow Director Drew Pearce in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses juxtaposing themes of violence and serenity for a fresh…

• The Invite with Olivia Wilde, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (Ep. 617)

  July 1, 2026 · 36 min

  Director Olivia Wilde discuss her new film, The Invite, with fellow Directors Matt and Ross Duffer in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angles. In the conversation, she discusses choosing the project from a want to tell a stripped down story…

• In the Hand of Dante with Julian Schnabel and Benny Safdie (Ep. 616)

  June 22, 2026 · 34 min

  Director Julian Schnabel discuss his new film, In the Hand of Dante, with fellow Director Benny Safdie in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses his spontaneous approach to his directing style, casting…

• Mortal Kombat II with Simon McQuoid and David Sandberg (Ep. 615)

  June 10, 2026 · 31 min

  Director Simon McQuoid discuss his new film, Mortal Kombat II, with fellow Director David Sandberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how he worked with the stunt team to make the action scenes…