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Koppelman: Mike Isaac brought off-the-record Uber sources into the writers' room
“And then he was reading every script and giving us notes, and what was great in the room is we'd be in the room and we'd go, what do we really think happened in that room? What's your sourcing? And he would go, and he wouldn't reveal his sources, but he would …”
Brian Koppelman Feb 22, 2022 ▶ 38:59 Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) · Acquired
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Not checkable as stated
Koppelman: Over half who completed The Artist's Way published previously blocked work
“I would say I've bought Cameron's book for a hundred people, Maybe 20 of those people actually took the time to do the book. Of those, more than half ended up publishing work that they'd been unable to produce before that.”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 8:49 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Prediction Not checkable as stated
Koppelman: Movies and television are rapidly merging on streaming platforms
“Movies exist on streaming platforms now, so I think these things are all becoming one thing pretty quickly.”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 26:42 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
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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
a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated
Koppelman: Showrunners edit every episode regardless of writing credit
“Almost all shows, the showrunner does the final pass on all the episodes, no matter whose name is going on.”
Brian Koppelman Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 36:57 a16z Podcast | For the Billions of Creatives Out There
ACQUIRED Assertion Partly supported
Koppelman: Rounders bombed theatrically before making hundreds of millions on DVD
“You know, the movie was a bomb in the theaters, but now it's, you know, obviously a movie that people not only like, but are obsessed with, and you know, it did hundreds of millions on DVD later, and it's a movie I get asked to do a sequel to every day of my l…”
Brian Koppelman Feb 22, 2022 ▶ 50:19 Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) · Acquired
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Not checkable as stated
Koppelman co-created Billions after a box-office flop and HBO firing
“David and I wrote a movie that completely bombed at the box office. It was a disaster on Rotten Tomatoes. We were involved in a high profile project that was going to be on HBO and it never happened. We got fired from it before it even begun. And we had a movi…”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 42:51 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
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Koppelman: NYT reporter Mike Isaac attended 94 of 100 writers' room days
“As a co-executive producer, he didn't write any episodes, but yeah, Joe, he was in the room. I would say if we did a hundred days in the room, Mike was there for 94 of the hundred days.”
Brian Koppelman Feb 22, 2022 ▶ 38:50 Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) · Acquired
a16z Assertion Supported
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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