17 - Legendary Filmmaker Ed Zwick on his Best-Selling Memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions'

On a very special episode of the SchmearCast, legendary filmmaker Ed Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond) discusses his amazing new movie memoir, ‘Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions.’

Teddy Kim helps The Schmear interview Zwick. Together, they discuss Zwick’s illustrious career, covering what it’s like to work with elite actors like Denzel Washington, how to conceive story structure, and what cinematic “scale” done right really looks like.

Then, Teddy and Schmear hit Zwick with some questions about contemporary Hollywood, including his feelings about superhero movies, if it's possible to “trojan horse” meaning into movies, and Zwick’s “You’ll never work in this town again!” moment.

The episode wraps with some rapid-fire questions for the renowned director.

Host: Gabriel Frieberg

Co-Host: Teddy Kim

Producer: Pavlo Melnyk

Music: Justin Friedman

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