Cult Popture

Today we interview Chris Weitz, the writer/director behind a multitude of different projects including American Pie, New Moon, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, About a Boy, Nutty Professor II, The Golden Compass and much much more! Here is what we talk about and when we talk about it: 00:04:07 - Introductions 00:04:45 - What are the biggest differences between working on something like a Star Wars film and working on something like Nutty Professor II? 00:06:54 - You couldn’t make AMERICAN PIE these days 00:08:19 - What, if any, are the common traits of a Chris Weitz film? 00:10:18 - What’s the difference between working alone and working in a group? 00:11:53 - What does an Executive Producer actually do? 00:13:55 - Discussing the AMERICAN PIE sequels and Eugene Levy 00:17:14 - The legacy of AMERICAN PIE 00:20:42 - Discussing DOWN TO EARTH 00:23:24 - Discussing THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 00:29:40 - Charlie Swan from TWILIGHT is the greatest film character of all time 00:33:20 - ANTZ vs A BUG’S LIFE