John welcomes back John Gatins (Flight, Coach Carter) to talk about reviving a dormant project and actually getting it made – like he just did with his new film Little Wing. They look at how films die, what brings them back to life, and go deep into the mechanics of sports movies.

We also follow up on flu tests, the Tiffany problem and pet names before answering listener questions on professionalism, mid-credit scenes, and work ethic.

In our bonus segment for premium members, John Gatins talks abut transitioning into a writing team and reveals his process of negotiating credits.

Links:

• Little Wing – On Paramount+ March 13th
• John Gatins on Wikipedia and IMDb
• Little Wing by Susan Orlean for the New Yorker
• LUCIRA by Pfizer COVID-19 & Flu Home Test
• Merlin Bird ID
• The Facts of Life – Attempted Spin-offs
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• Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
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• John on Mastodon
• Outro by Alee Karim (send us yours!)
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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