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Akiva Schaffer, Liam Neeson, Paul Walter Hauser on the 'Naked Gun' set
Filmmaker Toolkit
Few understood just how brilliant the original "Naked Gun" films were quite like Schaffer, which is why he thought a reboot was a fool's errand until Neeson's name was mentioned.
Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. in The Naked Gun from Paramount Pictures.
Screen Talk
On this week's "Screen Talk," Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio also dish on how studios are marketing their genre movies, often leaving journalists in the lurch amid the influencer film criticism takeover.
'Contagion'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Writer/director Scott Z. Burns spent six months working with AI on a "Contagion" sequel, and walked away from the experience with one big warning.
'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'
Screen Talk
On this week's episode of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast, we review Matt Shakman's Marvel needle-reset "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and parse the latest fall festival announcements.
'Christmas Eve in Miller's Point'
Filmmaker Toolkit
With Omnes Collective, these Emerson grads found a way to make slower cinema on the cheap and grow an audience for films like “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.”
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, from left: Tariq Withers, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, 2025.  ph: Matt Kennedy /© Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Director and co-writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson talks about finding a new look for the North Carolina fishing hamlet — by shooting in Australia.
Ari Aster and Pedro Pascal on the set of 'Eddington'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Katy Perry’s ‘Firework’ is perfect, but it took Aster trying hundreds of songs after not getting the rights to a Jay-Z track.
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in 'Severance' Season 2 Episode 10, shown here walking down Lumon's white hallways, wearing work attire
Screen Talk
IndieWire's Awards Editor Marcus Jones joins this week's edition of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast to dish Emmy nominations — and the opening of "Eddington" this week in theaters.
David LynchTwin Peaks Premiere - 70th Cannes Film Festival, France - 25 May 2017US director David Lynch arrives for the screening of 'Twin Peaks ' during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 25 May 2017. The series is presented out of competition at the festival which runs from 17 to 28 May.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Lynch’s creative process was every bit as unique as his films.
'Superman'
Screen Talk
This week's "Screen Talk" podcast debates the new "Superman" and the New York Times' list of the 100 best movies of the century, and previews Lena Dunham's TV return.
'This Is Spinal Tap'
Filmmaker Toolkit
With a new 4K restoration in theaters and a sequel on the way, the director tells IndieWire about his influential mockumentary and why all of his movies — from "Misery" and "When Harry Met Sally..." to "Stand by Me" — are personal.
JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH, Scarlett Johansson
Filmmaker Toolkit
Most VFX blockbusters take 2.5 years to make, but Edwards tells IndieWire he had just 15 months.
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