Watch With Jen & Friends: Episode 23 - Blayne Weaver

A talented actor turned writer-director, from shooting a TV movie in his teens alongside Oscar winners to voicing Disney's Peter Pan to writing a film for actors Don Cheadle and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to helming his own well-respected indies, Blayne Weaver has had an extraordinary career.

Jen first befriended Blayne roughly ten years ago, after she saw, loved, and reviewed his romantic comedy Weather Girl and then watched him have the most polite (and justified) freakout known to man in Paul Osborne's film festival documentary Official Rejection. She's been looking forward to having him on the show since she launched it back in March.

In this lively discussion, Blayne regales us with great behind-the-scenes stories from three decades of making movies, discusses the difficulties of directing a Christmas film in the middle of the summer (and in the middle of a pandemic!), and breaks down his influences from James Bond to Batman. A terrifically fun chat, there's something for everyone in this episode.

Originally Posted on Patreon on 7/31/20 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39931225