Esther Zuckerman
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, he's taken three assignment jobs.
And he's like, have I proved myself enough that at a lower budget with my casting choices, you let me make the one I want to make.
And you're right that it is funny because and so often in these cases, you're like, now, can you let me make the ambitious thing with the scary budget that you wouldn't grant me unless I proved myself in other arenas?
And he's like, no, I want to make like a pretty contained.
Right.
Pretty cheap.
$20 million.
I have to imagine 20.
The budget is listed at $12.5 million.
So is that USD or francs?
Our guest today returned to the show to talk about this rom-com.
And we can discuss the balance of rom versus com in this movie, which I think is an interesting starting point for conversation.
The great Esther Zuckerman.
Hello.
Something of an expert on the subject.
Okay, so just establish that tab and then place it two hours from now.
Yeah, sure.
Esther, you wrote a book on rom-coms.