Here's My New Interview With Paul Rudd, One Of My Favorite People To Interview

Lionsgate

I've interviewed Paul Rudd a few times over the years, most of which are no longer online, so I can't link to them. He's one of my favorite people to interview because (a) he's Paul Rudd and he's as pleasant to be around as you might expect and (b) there's always been this friendly, passive-aggressive interview dynamic between us, which I will explain. Here is a link to the new interview at Indiewire. Though! Before you go there, I can provide some setup from our prior interviews here that does play a role. Consider this a bit of a commentary track, if you will.

Rudd is promoting his new John Carney film, Power Ballad, which is terrific. Rudd plays Rick Power, a wedding band singer who has an original song stolen from him by a famous pop singer, played by famous pop singer Nick Jonas. Anyway, here's what it's like to interview Paul Rudd...

Does The Evacuation of Hoth In 'The Empire Strikes Back' Make Any Sense? A Way Too Thorough Investigation

This reader question comes from Academy Award nominated screenwriter Michael Weber, who has co-written (along with Scott Neustadter, who, as far as I know, has never heard of this newsletter) The Disaster Artist, (500) Days of Summer, and The Spectacular Now. (I did ask him if he wanted to be

The Mandalorian's Mustache and Who Still Needs A Biopic: Let’s Answer Some Electronic Mail Questions

Well, another week. We did it. Or, perhaps, we did not do it. Who's to say? Though, I do want to take the time to thank everyone, again, who reads this newsletter. As I've said, I like doing it, but it is time consuming. I try

Here’s The Saga Of Jon Favreau And The Worst Comic Book Ever Made, Iron Man #210

Jon Favreau has a new movie out this weekend called The Mandalorian and Grogu. Unfortunately, I found it disappointing. I do not really know Jon Favreau and I have not interacted with him since hosting a 2014 Apple Store Q&A with him about Chef, which is a great

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Review: This Is The Wrong Way

“Do you know how hard it is to be your own man when your dad is Jabba the Hutt?” This is a line of dialogue in Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, spoken by Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt. In the last few months, White has played both

Read more

Does The Evacuation of Hoth In 'The Empire Strikes Back' Make Any Sense? A Way Too Thorough Investigation

The Mandalorian's Mustache and Who Still Needs A Biopic: Let’s Answer Some Electronic Mail Questions

Here’s The Saga Of Jon Favreau And The Worst Comic Book Ever Made, Iron Man #210

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Review: This Is The Wrong Way