The Writers Panel

Shane Black (Play Dirty; The Nice Guys)


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Shane Black (writer/director, Play Dirty, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; writer, Lethal Weapon,The Last Boy Scout) returns to discuss his connection to Donald Westlake, the writer on whose work Play Dirty is based, what he and his co-writers each bring to a script, how he pushes through imposter syndrome, respectful but playful actors, how production is just "shopping for ingredients," and lots more.


Listen to the last time Shane visited the podcast in 2016 on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your pods.


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