Encore: Steve Martin can't imagine 'Only Murders in the Building' without Selena Gomez

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“That's a good idea: three older guys who live in a building and solve murders because they don't have anything else to do,” says Steve Martin, whose idea morphed into adding Selena Gomez as the third cast member. Martin Short (left), Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend a premiere for season 2 of Only Murders in the Building, in Los Angeles, California, on June 27, 2022.

“That's a good idea: three older guys who live in a building and solve murders because they don't have anything else to do,” says Steve Martin, whose idea morphed into adding Selena Gomez as the third cast member. Martin Short (left), Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend a premiere for season 2 of Only Murders in the Building, in Los Angeles, California, on June 27, 2022. Photo by Mario Anzuoni/REUTERS

First, the AMPTP released its latest offer to the WGA in a press release this week. Will the studio’s move work or backfire?

Then, actor, comedian, musician, and producer Steve Martin and co-creator of Only Murders in the Building, John Hoffman, explain how they met and what it took to get this idea from paper onto the screen.

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Credits

Host:

Kim Masters

Producer:

Joshua Farnham