THR Full Oscar Producers Roundtable: Matt Damon, Darren Aronofsky & More

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[@melfurtado84]

I just love these roundtables. It makes me feel like a voyeur at a dinner party...just quietly soaking in all these cool stories and just happy to be there.

[@sona.kludjian5175]

Aaaaaasaaaassssâ

[@phillipbaritone3843]

It’s a real delight-

[@vaskylark]

Yeah, it's too bad they don't have them for different occupations like a doctors roundtable, or roofers or sea captains or whatever. It would be a nice way to mentor and help future generations like sharing the trade secrets.

[@MrMejia187]

@@vaskylark Forreal! I thought what if they had a roundtable for each of the positions/departments involved in film (DPs, Stunts, Makeup, etc.)

[@Embrujar]

I read Matt Damon and immediately played the video. Love him

[@sailAElias]

This made me respect producers a whole lot more. I don't think people realize how important they really are for delivering an enjoyable end product. Just look at all the goodness these guys kind of are/were responsible for. The little background stories are gold for film geeks.

[@lastmile3114]

Darren Aronofsky is awesome guy, he is a great director but is also a really good person offscreen. I remember when Cyclone Sandy hit the long island , he was there directing his film Noah and his set was completely destroyed. Anyone else would be worrying about his film and his problems but instead, this guy fills his car with pizzas and drives around to feed people who lost their homes and were in a complete shock. Little things like that says a lot about a person.

[@thciswack99]

Last Mile thanks for sharing this dude

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

I never got a Pizza.... Needs more diversity.

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

I dont think it's correct to say most people would be more worried about their film than all the human suffering in the area they were filming it that suddenly came about from a disaster like Sandy. Its essentially praising someone for being normal and human. This is the problem I have with the way we talk about these things in the 21st century. We have made normal human actions like helping someone and turned them into a heroic thing when they should just be the norm and in fact usually are (despite what the media portrays)

[@BenAllanCM]

Do an editors roundtable PLEASE :D

[@Gagelocked]

Ben Allan yes please! have they ever done one?

[@bedibye813]

This needs to happen. Editors should have their spotlight.

[@BenAllanCM]

Caroline Cox nah I think you could delve into how much control they have on the story. Times they added something wouldn't have been there without them. Every director will have a different way of working with their editor, so yer a little bit of name dropping. Get one of Finchers editors on there and they will talk about a buzzard method only he and Allan Bell use. I honestly think it would be fascinating.

[@ChristianNelsonn]

Yes they have. I don't remember which year it was, but I remember watching it.

[@MrNerdista]

@Caroline Cox - speaking as an editor, this is wrong + doesn't help perception of editors in film. They have the power to alter an entire story, emotion or feeling with one simple cut. I can assure you that your favourite film - whatever it is - was all pulled together perfectly thanks to the editing.

[@MrForestExplorer]

I love these discussions with the Cinematographers, Directors and Producers. Fascinating.

[@joserochapinto500]

Thanks for not interrupting the producers.

[@shauntechanel482]

I cannot stand the little Mr. Bean guy. Why does he always have to cut them off? Bruh, let them talk!

[@nhaikof7056]

Shaunte Chanel LOL

[@bsmolina92]

Shaunte Chanel lmaooo fr

[@Harlin67]

Yeah because we're stupid enough not to know when something's been edited....He interrupts people consistently, he needs to be replaced.

[@vishakht.v.6313]

Is it me or does Darren Aronofsky look like a leaner version of Christian Bale in 'American Hustle' ?

[@purplenurps]

He's fucking jennifer lawrence so theres a similarity

[@GirlyGirlMsp]

purplenurps 😂😂

[@liambaylis9365]

I see Steve Jobs

[@Baizza]

I immediately saw bradley cooper

[@CharissaDarling]

Omg...you're so right.

[@fosibodu]

I had tears in my eyes when they started talking about how the filmmakers could not put their cameras down after the film shoots should have been over.

[@Loedelio]

These people really make the movie amazing. The points they made in this roundtable are beautiful and inspiring

[@haleyraughton9950]

Where is the screenwriters one?!!!

[@Divamarja_CA]

Search! I’ve watched at least two of them.

[@MrShlomo219]

I'd love to see a round table of actors, producers and directors from different projects together. I think that would be fascinating!

[@fosibodu]

What a fantastically great answer from the La La Land producer about, "What Makes a Great Producer" how his answer related to what being a producer entailed with La La Land.

[@Artkidtek]

I'm currently working as an assistant editor for a filmmaker and we've been working on a few videos for the past couple days. Today we finished them and he was really pleased with the final edit and he was very grateful. That feeling that Hughes Winborne said he felt after showing Denzel the edited version of Fences and Denzel got emotional-- that's a great feeling knowing you helped bring the Director's vision to life.

[@ss-hc7tb]

how did you get started with film? i’m 15 and im really worried about what i want for my future

[@thatsmyopinion.whatsyours8825]

I love stuff like this, just a group of people who are generally articulate, who sit down and talk with no added fluff.

[@teaber]

Intrigued by Darren's comment that he and Natalie weren't quite ready to work together again.

[@emmyashbaugh]

teaber RIGHT?! ☕️💀

[@aaaaa7224]

black swan was a very tough role, i respect darren as a visionary director but he does push his talent (actors/actresses) and sometimes actors or actresses get big. when they do, it can be hard for them to go back to a passion project where the director can be more ruthless in their approach to their vision when theyve been accustomed to another environment.....i cant say i relate directly, but indirectly through my work on film crews.

[@yani2499]

Matt Damon is my favourite actor simply because he chose GODFATHER PART II. That's fuckin' mandatory.

[@vb8428]

Terrible actor and bad head. likable human.,

[@yani2499]

Victor K. lol even Affleck said he's carried him throughout Matt's career.....lol Fuuuuuck

[@m.h.1593]

TrashWang Shabbaz huh? When did carry him? Before Gigli?

[@MsBored35]

Something about the moderator's voice is so compelling...I'd listen to an audiobook or podcast by him any day

[@cholenaorr4873]

I learn so much from these- problem solving and coming up with ideas in the moment! Love it.

[@bl1ss23]

why did u delete the other one? anyway, bummed that they did not ask the question that Amy Adams suggested in the Actress roundtable. :(

[@jacksongondo6166]

I think it's because they shot this one before the actress roundtable :(

[@stinknamazing]

I was hoping for this question too!

[@bl1ss23]

:( shame

[@karmickoala642]

They didn't delete it, it's just unlisted. I can still see it in my watch history

[@bl1ss23]

ok

[@trevorevansyoung]

man i love watching these round tables

[@drunknmasta90]

One of the most interesting round tables i have seen. Great mix of talent. Especially with matt and darren having directed movies also. Also just to hear them tell stories, they are so great at it. I never thought of them in that way.

[@kayleekang8314]

I learn so much from these- problem solving and coming up with ideas in the moment! Love it.

[@JedidiahBensemann]

This was so fun and interesting to watch. Thank you for putting this together!

[@hope2play]

Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter. I always wondered what 'a producer' does. Great questions.

[@theopoiesis]

These roundtables approach Hollywood to the people. Kudos

[@embee3178]

It's really nice hearing from producers. They don't often get much limelight. Nice one.

[@Awesomeness7ish]

This was very educational, more human conversation than I thought it would be.

[@_ethanmc]

if nothing else, Darren Aronofsky proves that Christian Bale would have made a great Steve Jobs.

[@billyobfas6962]

Ethan Megenis-Clarke what was wrong with Fassbender? He rocked it

[@_ethanmc]

Bill Yobfas Literally nothing, Steve Jobs was my favourite movie of 2015 but Christian Bale was up for the role for the longest time.

[@SN-di9ix]

I think maybe Darren himself could have been a pretty great Steve Jobs...?

[@DrummerBoy233]

If a biopic of Darren Aronofsky were made, Christian Bale would be a shoe-in.

[@theSEBmanWOW1]

Where is the screenwriters one?!!!

[@SuperExtrovert]

Seb Francis Shanda yaaaaasssss!

[@AA-dz9mq]

watching this in the COVID break, the best use of time. so enjayoable

[@bostonmassacre508]

I know her feeling about the Departed movie cause I get sucked into watching it every time and I know I'll never get sick of it

[@magicarpetFILMS]

11:07 Now HE is a dream producer. For any director. He really gets it. Wow I want him. Answer to "What makes a great producer" Damien was damn lucky to have him.

[@schloergrape5191]

Matt Damon chose the best film to take, hands down.

[@richfictionfighter]

schlöer grape Manchester by the Sea is still amazing

[@clab5864]

Thought someone would have chosen Castaway!!

[@user-co4qu7oc9b]

Wow, the conversation flowed very nicely.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

EXCEPT MATT DAMON SAYING "Y'KNOW" hundreds of times. Yeeesh.

[@aaaaa7224]

@@dumpygoodness4086 y'know, hes from new england, its a given he would use a wicked amount of Y'knows. welcome to geographical dialects and word choices.

[@aaaaa7224]

its because its not a bunch of actors or actresses with their noses up each other's asses.

[@TitoTimTravels]

@Alexander Supertramp Y'know, Massachusetts is part of New England y'know

[@ryan9891]

a little tiny movie "antwone fisher" is one of my all time favorites. I cried every time the first 5 times i watched it. Amazing movie

[@Heyudontwannaknow]

I enjoyed this episode. Thanks a lot!!

[@Sweet_Karma]

More screenwriters Roundtable please? 😃 gotta love Matt

[@luckyboypictures]

As a filmmaker you have many hats, but one dream. You are a lone wolf, a person that does something out of the norm. A person that looks at the world differently. His action speaks louder than words and people are magnetize by his actions. It causes curiosity as well as resentment for breaking the norm but at the end that is what filmmaking is all about.

[@WutangBizkit]

Darren's name should ALWAYS be first!! the man is brilliant

[@alal7722]

39:00 - he didn't mention "silence" as a wonderful movie.. hehehe

[@timmy13duffy]

These are some great people...

[@hitplay780]

What happened to the audio at 46 minutes 49 seconds? That's an error within this release. It was excellent also. Very fun to watch concepts and challenging questions spoken about freely. Good job. Chicken soup for the soul.

[@jca23]

Aronofsky lookin' like Steve Jobs

[@michaelmattice4986]

Watched. Listened. Learned(hopefully). Thanks:)

[@vb8428]

you didnt learn shit. i learnt a lot! Oh so much!

[@michaelmattice4986]

Victor K. You're on to me Vic!

[@carljcreighton]

"And when we’re talking about diversity, you do it in the casting of the film" - Matt Damon

[@martyfunkhouser4298]

Why do people still bring this up? That quote was completely taken out of context.

[@danasow5317]

yall love talking one comment that a celeb makes and running with it.

[@rubberducky4074]

Carl Creighton He was explaining how the best people should be hired for the job, no matter what what their skin colour is. And as a POC I agree with Damon's statement.

[@readyandsettochangeplace6620]

I loved this session. Interesting knowledge. EK

[@JustinHavey]

Would love to see you guys get the Documentary filmmakers together and do one of these!

[@AFilmbyCarlosLuvgood]

Havey they did!!!

[@YakovKolontarov]

I love the Departed too. I'm gonna make a great movie like that soon!!!

[@September2004]

1:38 I should go watch Godfather II again. I never loved that picture the way I loved the first one. Maybe it's because there's just so many more iconic scenes in 1: - The elder Vito Corleone performance by Brando. - The opening scene with that angle from behind Brando to the phrase, "I'm gonna make him an offer." - The Dead Horse - The assassination attempt on Vito. - The killing of the cop - The Mafia Summit. - The Death of Vito - The Killing of the heads of the Five Families - The closing of the door on Kay.

[@drivenhome7840]

Oscar best Actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea."

[@katherinecooper2750]

Steven Galloway's voice gives me war flashbacks

[@AA-dz9mq]

the best one, what a great table

[@kamal2005kant]

Thanks God we are seeing less mr bean pics and talking

[@jackryan9761]

Darren Aronofsky sounds like Edward Snowden

[@OneRequiem123]

The moderators weren't as bad this time around.....

[@francispetaluma]

Time Bandits! Great choice!

[@erickdraws9563]

my one movie is the departed as well, and let me tell ya'll why, jack Nicholson is my favorite actor plus the rest of the cast is iconic, i know most of the lines, i have it on dvd and my love started when there was no internet for days in my house and i would watch it not out boredom but because it made me forget what was wrong, made me engage with it every time, yes! every time literally, i will always have that movie with me.

[@buraktatar]

Timeless. Rewatching it after 5 years. Great source of film education.

[@MisterSifuentes]

Do an AD/UPM round table

[@wonderbhoy1967]

Surprised no-one went for Tom Hanks' Cast Away as a desert island choice. Could come in quite handy, especially if you have a surplus of Fed Ex goods at hand.

[@jacksongondo6166]

Am I the only one who noticed that they uploaded it and deleted it like 2 days ago? Also- First!!

[@cezarbelmin]

Jackson Gondo No, i already watched this episode too.

[@jacksongondo6166]

I wonder if they edited something out hmm..

[@MrLarsiboi]

Jackson Gondo Yeah wtf I had top comment on the previous one.

[@nodsta309]

The other video had a video editing, that had to be changed. The sign at 0.01 said "Actors" before it is corrected now to "Producers".

[@farahhussain240]

Thank you! I thought I was going crazy haha

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

Hitchhiking the Event Horizon, Hypnosis (about a superhero with the hypnosis superpowers that has the kekkei genkai).

[@elizaheathen]

I think I would like to have lunch and get life advice from Marc Platt

[@bella4644]

Matt Damon is so smart despite being younger than most in the group with no experience in directing.

[@MsBingie]

46:49 The voice over is out of sync with the cut. Cmon hollywood reporter, you're interviewing about the art of film!

[@Artkidtek]

I said the God Father II as well

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

wow, such an unknown movie

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

I like the pop up texts explaining references and terms. Also, Galloway is one smooth mofo.

[@bluebeanbaby]

I hope THR reads the comments, many people, unlike most KZbin comments, have some great input. One thing that stands out to me is the interviewers taking on what Isabelle Huppert and Amy Adams had brought up that they should ask the more powerful players about the issues of colourist, racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, gender and wage issues to these tables. Often asking the person who is subject to being cast makes no sense. There is an audient for everything and it's the producers, executives that make that change. I know I'll be labelled a SJW, don't care, I know the messed up views behind that, I just appreciate the comments this time around and thought others may be interested.

[@JonathanBlandino]

bluebeanbaby the thing we don't know is which table was shot first. This may have been done first but uploaded after since actors are usually put up first. But doesn't mean they'd ever ask

[@imbprudent]

At 26:29 that is not a photo of producer "Allyn Stewart" -- it's a picture of presenter Deborah Norville. I never forget a face. THR please edit this/reupload and give Ms. Stewart CR. Thank you and thanks for this piece. Enjoyed it. Cheers

[@issiewizzie]

first heard of frank marshall on Back to the future

[@scottpullen3658]

Darren did it off our fellow actors.

[@thefallengallery6459]

Producers have as much love for the arts as the people who create the films.

[@lilibethvilella]

Matt Damon forever one of my favs 🤍

[@emilyengel539]

do a cinematographers round table please!!! that would be amazing!!!

[@andrejbachtin8281]

there is one for sure and there might be a second one.

[@ruthrice814]

I love THR Roundtable. Team if you read these comments i would love to see sone of the actors from yesteryear discussing the sets people producers etc people like Robert Redford. Clint Eastwood. Eli Wallach ( is he still around? Burt Reynolds (funniest scene in Striptease in cowboy boots......

[@bedibye813]

Will there be a writers' roundtable? Chazelle, Jenkins and Lonergan wrote their own movies but they already appeared at the directors' table and they're kind of the stars of the season.

[@giovannisalinas1672]

we do come to the SAT with a calc lol

[@nimblybimbly4002]

I feel like I watched this about 6 months ago. Is that possible?

[@chorkiel]

Good job on asking them about diversity. Please tell me there'll be a studio executives table where you do ask them about it. Confront them in the face. Maybe even show the clip from the actress roundtable.

[@holtproductions149]

Ooh your such a hero

[@Willismcnillis]

Fuck off. Please.

[@RaizanMedia]

Why do you want to annoy the studio executives with a clip from perhaps the most vapid people on Earth? The actresses roundtable were a shame.

[@m.h.1593]

Are DVDs still superior over BluRays?

[@edwardhitten2678]

46:50 > 46:53, a shot is out of audio sync.

[@Cocktailshootee]

What is exactly the difference between a producer and an executive producer?

[@Wingedmagician]

Can I have a version where it’s only Darren talking?

[@andrewhart816]

WHY CAN'T THERE BE UNEDITED VERSIONS OF THESE - PODCASTS MAYBE?

[@juniorauelua7455]

*sees Stephen Galloway and exits video immediately* sigh.

[@reneew8181]

editing issue at 46:48- audio & video not synced up. only for a few seconds though.

[@UlasMT]

Galloway is so inorganic! Around 21:30.

[@_MrJA]

24:57 Whaat, Denzel was in Philadelphia!

[@erathorn9683]

Subtitulos pls

[@Dr.Fonknight]

They heard the name "Wilson" and went "Wow" altogether

[@RicardoOdum]

Darron Aronosky = Christian Bale (From American Hustle), or (Terminator) or anything really lol. Never noticed it.

[@PeterZeeke]

"was brought to my knees daily" that Marty is a real son of a bitch huh?

[@vb8428]

lol

[@joaopauloduartedasilva4101]

Soooo Stephen didn't have the balls to ask Amy Adams question! Disappointed.

[@deanstavros5841]

Where's the Screenwriter one

[@JohannesMariaRunge]

Godfather I for gods sake!

[@j03db83]

is christian bale diving into a role???

[@Hritik9000]

Timestamp?

[@AntBalzano]

Listen to Amy Adams!!

[@elisehardin9153]

They all speak so eloquently

[@Richie8406]

How about giving a shout-out to the original of "The Departed", Infernal Affairs. Weak. Where's is Quentin where you need him.

[@ViciousVixenBaybee]

Richard Westerlind exactly what I was thinking. They always rip off foreign films and hardly give them the recognition they deserve. I love the departed but should've given credit where it due.