[WARNING: This content contains spoilers]When Producer Rachel O'Connor first read the script for CHALLENGERS, she was immediately intrigued. The character... more

When Steve Martin first approached Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers about rewriting the script for a modern take on the... more

Producer Josh Penn recalls leaving the Obama campaign to try his hand at movie producing, and striking gold with 2012's BEASTS OF... more

Director Reinaldo Marcus Green recalls the challenges of making a film about the legendary Bob Marley. One of the hardest... more

Directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon glide us through the making of 2007's hit comedy BLADES OF GLORY. Having made their... more

Writer/Director (and Daniela's stepdad) David Ward recounts how he hit a box office home run with 1989's MAJOR LEAGUE. At... more

Writer Kiwi Smith recalls the making of the 2001 classic LEGALLY BLONDE. Fresh off of her first hit 10 THINGS... more

In this special edition of Hollywood Gold, we give you a post mortem of all the biggest moments from the... more

Producer Jeremy Thomas remembers the making of 1987's legendary film THE LAST EMPEROR. Jeremy was a young indie producer with... more

On this week's episode of the Hollywood Gold Podcast sponsored by Kalshi, Daniela, Becca, and Vanessa discuss the 2024 Oscars... more

Producers David Hinojosa and Pamela Koffler discuss the making of last year's powerful film PAST LIVES. From first time feature... more

Writer/producer David Hemingson reflects on the making of 2023's THE HOLDOVERS, which is nominated for 5 Oscars. An established TV... more

Producer Jonathan Glickman joins Hollywood Gold again to discuss the making of 1995's classic romantic comedy WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.... more

Producer Debra Martin Chase returns to Hollywood Gold to talk about the making of 2005's THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING... more

Director/Producer Elizabeth Banks, who always impresses us with her vast array of talents, joins Hollywood Gold for a second time... more

Producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe discuss the long and winding road to production for Yorgos Lanthimos' fantastical POOR THINGS,... more

Producer Janet Yang recounts the making of 1993's groundbreaking adaptation of Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB. After trailblazing a... more

Producer Sean Covel details the making of 2004's surprise box office smash NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. In contrast to the poppy, feel-good... more

Editor Wyatt Smith guides us through the making of the most ambitious Disney live action remake to date. Wyatt, fresh... more

Producer Nina Jacobson recounts the making of 2012's wildly successful THE HUNGER GAMES, the adaptation of the hit book series... more

Producer Wendy Finerman discusses the making of 2006's Oscar-nominated classic THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Wendy was confident in the unexpected... more

Producer Bruce Cohen recounts the making of 2012’s Oscar winning Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell’s brilliant film about a... more

Producer Dan Levine recalls the making of 2016's iconic ARRIVAL. From the moment he read Ted Chiang's STORY OF YOUR... more

Producer Sarah Pillsbury details the Superstar women both in front of and behind the screen who made1985's iconic film DESPERATELY... more

Multi-hyphanate writer, director, and producer Nancy Meyers shares how studios initially rejected her idea for a romantic film about an... more

Producers Jason Michael Berman and Jordan Moldo talk about the kismet involved in assembling the perfect team to tell Sonny... more

Writer Akiva Goldsman guides us through the long and winding road to the production of 2001's Best Picture Oscar winner... more

Hey Pod Fam - sorry we have been absent! We will be back very soon with all new episodes. Be... more

Producer Fred Berger guides us through the making of 2016's wildly popular musical LA LA LAND starring Ryan Gosling and... more

Producer Mason Novick recalls the making of 2007's unlikely cultural sensation Juno. Mason reached out to Wisconsin-based writer Diablo Cody... more

Producer Ram Bergman recounts the magical making of Rian Johnson's Knives Out, a film that defied box office odds by... more

For the first time on the podcast, host Daniela Taplin Lundberg talks to her right-hand woman Becca Cammarata to discuss... more

Writer, director, and producer Phil Kaufman recalls the scary moment when the hottest writer in Hollywood walked out of a... more

Legendary Director and Producer Ed Zwick recalls the making of 1989's triple Oscar winner Glory. Fresh off of Ferris Bueller's... more

Producer Brad Simpson recalls the production of the hit romantic comedy that was groundbreaking in both its casting and concept.... more

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind producer Anthony Bregman dishes all the behind the scenes movie magic on this iconic... more

Producer Jennifer Todd returns to the podcast to discuss 1997's Mike Myers led comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.... more

Apocalypse Now is known for its behind the scenes drama, now, iconic producer Fred Roos tells the background of how... more

Producers James Schamus and Ted Hope recount the making of the movie that almost wasn't....until Ang Lee had the brilliant... more

Legendary New York producer Christine Vachon takes us on the journey of the controversial 1999 film Boys Don't Cry. At... more

Producer Todd Lieberman, who has just launched new production company Hidden Pictures, recounts the making of one of the most... more

In this special festival edition of Hollywood Gold, Daniela speaks with producers Erik Feig and Ryan Heller about their soon... more

Producer and Professor Jonathan Taplin returns with more stories from a wild era in Hollywood. This time, he takes us... more

Director Michael Showalter recounts the path to Sundance history with The Big Sick. After working with comedian Kumail Nanjiani on... more

Producer Jon Glickman noticed the star quality in Jackie Chan early on, but his decision to cast him as a... more

Producer Peter Saraf takes us on the journey of one of the biggest independent hits of all time. He tool... more

Producer Moctesuma Esparza explains how Jennifer Lopez beat out 80,000 young women who auditioned to portray the now iconic pop... more

Producers Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman recount the making of their global hit PITCH PERFECT. The success of this film... more

Producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks recount the fateful moment that Steven Spielberg walked out of his office at the... more

S.E. Hinton's classic book The Outsiders has influenced an entire generation of young people, and has inspired artists to create... more

Producer Taylor Hackford recounts how buying the rights to Richie Valens's entire catalog from his mom was the smartest way... more

Election, the brilliantly subversive film about an ambitious high school student's run for class president, launched director Alexander Payne's career.... more

During the production of Scream, producer Cathy Konrad received a late night call with a creepy voice saying, "Do you... more

In this episode, legendary producer Jennifer Todd recalls the production of one of the most ambitious independent films of all... more

Filmmaker Ron Shelton discusses how his experience as a minor league baseball player inspired him to make one of the... more

Producer and writer Callie Khouri takes us on the journey from script to screen of the beloved film Thelma and... more

Producer Debra Martin Chase has worked with some of the greatest talents of our time, including Whitney Houston and Denzel... more

In this episode, Daniela's personal and professional lives intertwine as she interviews her father Jonathan Taplin. A producer, manager, writer,... more

Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg, who runs the all-female film and television production company Stay Gold Features, shares the inspiration behind... more