The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner and the Future of Hollywood

You are invited! Legendary producer David Permut joins Todd to discuss his decades long career in Hollywood INCLUDING helping David Letterman land his first break, producing Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, discovering the script for Face/Off, and how he came to produce the Olivia Wilde directed feature, The Invite.

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Veteran entertainment journalist Tatiana Siegel joins Todd to talk about her years at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in the 2000s, why the industry’s focus shifted toward box office numbers, and why California needed its own version of the Post.

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There are many avenues to become a producer. Former roommates and Temple Hill Entertainment cofounders Marty Bowen & Wyck Godfrey share their trajectory of their partnership, transitioning from being an agent and a studio exec to taking a chance on a production company, why they value emotional experiences over "being smart," and their sense of optimism about the current state of Hollywood.

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Love finds a way! Rebelle Media co-founders Laura Lewis and Amanda Palley join Todd to discuss their love of the rom-coms, why there is currently a void in the romance genre, how women are being underserved at the box office, why Gen Z wants more romantic comedies than previously thought, and why we need more romance writers in Hollywood!

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What exactly is happening at the box office right now? Is it a fluke that these small movies are finding big audiences? Or is it a part of a MUCH bigger trend? Scott Stuber stops by to share his experience in the movie industry from his time running film production at Universal, Netflix, and now United Artists, as well as being a massively successful Producer. Plus, Todd and Scott discuss how the current box office trends might actually be part of a historically repetitive 30 year cycle.

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In honor of having the #1 and #2 movies in the marketplace right now, we are re-releasing Todd's fascinating discussion with Blumhouse Productions founder & CEO , Jason Blum! They discuss Blum's discovery of Paranormal Activity, why good horror and Sundance films are more similar than you think, working for Harvey Weinstein in the 90s AND MUCH MORE!

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So you want to make a movie in paradise with a huge piece of IP? Rideback Co-CEO Jonathan Eirich describes the ups and downs of the entire filmmaking process of the 2025 live-action blockbuster adaptation of Lilo & Stitch, including: the challenges of rebooting a beloved story, losing a big name director, changing courses from streaming to theatrical, casting a five-year-old as the lead during an eight month strike, and shooting with a fully CG main character in the most unpredictable conditions!

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Sometimes making movies requires the perfect storm of fearlessness. Todd Lieberman joins the show for a deep dive into producing the international blockbuster THE HOUSEMAID! Lieberman shares how he optioned the book (before it was a best-seller), working with Lionsgate to bring it to life, having 32 days to shoot in the New Jersey winter, how he got Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Paul Feig on board, why he had to show up to set in a sling, and competing with Avatar at the box office!

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Long-time industry producer Todd Black joins our Todd Garner to discuss the current state of the movie business, how producers can approach streaming, ways to improve the theatrical experience, and whether we should really think of streaming and theatrical as opposing forces.

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Oscar and Emmy nominated producer and founder of 51 Entertainment LYNETTE HOWELL TAYLOR joins Todd to describe her early days as a producer, why she loves working with actor-directors, how she became president of the Academy, producing the Oscars, the development of new award categories, and the long standing conversation around the PGA mark.

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