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THR Director Roundtable: Brady Corbet, Coralie Fargeat, Denis Villeneuve, Ridley Scott & More

Directors across wildly different scales of filmmaking compare notes on vision, budget fights, and directing performances under pressure. A valuable listen for anyone plotting a directing career at any budget level.

The Hollywood Reporter · 44 min · Advanced · BIZ · Film Business · 2025

What you take away

Budget size changes the tools available to a director, but never the responsibility to protect the story.

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