Tony Kushner Breaks Down 'The Fabelmans' and Collaborating with Steven Spielberg on the NFS Podcast

'The Fablemans'Credit: Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Two of the biggest names in the industry, Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg, collaborate on a film about Spielberg’s early life.

Kushner shares what it has been like to work with Spielberg over the years. The film, The Fabelmans is in limited release Nov. 11 and everywhere on Nov. 23.

In this episode, we talk about…

  • Being fascinated by Spielberg’s life story
  • How filmmaking helped to protect Spielberg as a youth by giving him control
  • Working together on films such as Munich and West Side Story
  • Battling one another during filmmaking
  • Recognizing when he can’t convince Spielberg, and trusting his judgment
  • Keeping everyone focused on the outcome
  • A particular scene of The Fabelmans, Spielberg’s genius idea

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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.

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