Tim Blake Nelson on balancing acting, directing, writing, and his novel ‘Superhero’
The Business · KCRW
January 9, 202630m 2s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">Kim Masters talks with Tim Blake Nelson about his wide-ranging career in entertainment. Best known for his breakout role in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Nelson is also a director, screenwriter, and playwright, and he’s now out with a second novel, Superhero—a black comedy about the making of a big-budget comic-book film that follows executives, cast, and crew caught in the pressure cooker of a chaotic production. He also shares his perspective on the Warner Bros. sale and explains how his fascination with the entertainment business informed the book.</p>
<p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-6fb187ab-7fff-bafe-9b30-0046160011c1"><br></strong>Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has once again formally <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-rejects-paramount-revised-offer-1236457301/">rejected Paramount’s latest offer</a>, favoring a deal with Netflix. As the streamer moves closer to acquiring the legacy studio, theatrical exhibitors have <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/movie-theaters-netflix-warner-bros-1236466424/">taken their protest to Congress,</a> warning the sale would have a “direct and irreversible negative impact on movie theaters around the world.” Masters and Matt Belloni break down the latest developments in the battle for Warner Bros.</p>