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    ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ director on the bumpy road to a box office bomb

    Most filmmakers hide for a while after a bomb, but not ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ director Tim Miller. Miller tries to figure why audiences were not saying “I’ll be back”...for another Terminator movie.

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    By Kim Masters • Nov 22, 2019 • 28m Listen

    Most filmmakers hide for a while after a bomb, but not ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ director Tim Miller. Miller thought it was a dream come true when he got a chance to direct a new Terminator movie with James Cameron on board as a producer. Then he actually had to make the movie. After dealing with script troubles, a difficult shoot, and intense disagreements on the final edit, Miller watched as ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ met a dark fate at the box office. Miller talks us through that process of making the film and tries to figure why audiences were not saying “I’ll be back”...for another Terminator movie.

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    2 stories
    1. 1:00

      Hollywood news banter: The hazards of making movies about real people

      The new Clint Eastwood movie ‘Richard Jewell’ includes a journalist character who shares the name with a real Atlanta-based reporter . In the movie, she sleeps with a source for information.

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      8 min
    2. 8:37

      Tim Miller on ‘Terminator’ box office woes: 'I’m processing, but I’m very proud of the movie'

      Most filmmakers hide for a while after a bomb, but not "Terminator: Dark Fate" director Tim Miller.

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      20 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:008 min

      Hollywood news banter: The hazards of making movies about real people

    2. 8:3720 min

      Tim Miller on ‘Terminator’ box office woes: 'I’m processing, but I’m very proud of the movie'

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