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Writer Tony McNamara on ‘Poor Things’; Disney heirs back Iger in proxy fight
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the latest developments in the Disney proxy fight. They also take a look at a peculiar lawsuit filed against CBS Studios and Paramount.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenKim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the latest developments in the Disney proxy fight. They also take a look at a peculiar lawsuit filed against CBS Studios and Paramount.
Plus, Masters speaks to writer Tony McNamara about his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the Yorgos Lanthimos film, Poor Things. He talks about how he and Lanthimos managed to take a book about Scottish nationalism and turn it into their film, which is nominated for 11 Academy Awards this weekend. He also shares why he likes splitting his time between film and TV, and why the voices he hears in his head dictate how he writes a screenplay.
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2 storiesHow will the Disney family help Bob Iger in the proxy fight?
In his latest move in the Disney proxy fight, Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners have released a 130 page memo taking aim at Bob Iger. But how will Disney’s grandchildren backing Iger shake things up?
Read the story17 minWriter Tony McNamara on ‘Poor Things’ and working with Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone
McNamara talks about how he and director Yorgos Lanthimos took a book about Scottish nationalism and turned it into a film up for 11 Oscars.
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