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Koppelman: Every Hollywood agency initially rejected the 'Rounders' screenplay

“We were rejected by every single agency in Hollywood.”

Brian Koppelman Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 15:33 a16z Podcast | For the Billions of Creatives Out There

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Koppelman: Pitching Rounders today would be a TV series, not a movie

“No, you would pitch the world of the underground card rooms for television, because I think a lot of that, that's where this stuff lives, and that would have been, I think, a fascinating thing to see also.”

Brian Koppelman Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 42:48 a16z Podcast | For the Billions of Creatives Out There

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Koppelman: 'Rounders' failed at the box office despite long-term cult status

“Rounders was rejected, it was incredibly difficult, the movie wasn't a big box office hit, but 21 years later, people are in ferocious online arguments about the most microscopic moments in, in the film”

Brian Koppelman Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 2:17 a16z Podcast | For the Billions of Creatives Out There

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