Welcome back to Conversations with Tyler, where today Tyler is chatting with Brian Copelman, a multi-talented producer, director, and screenwriter. Brian has worked on numerous successful films such as Ocean's 13 and Rounders, and has also directed films including Solitary Man and This Is What They Want. He is the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the hit TV series Billions and Superpumped The Battle for Uber. Brian's podcast, The Moment, provides sage life advice, making him a highly respected source. It's interesting to note that Brian and Tyler's sons knew each other before they did.
Brian Koppelman is a writer, director, and producer known for his work on films like Rounders and Solitary Man, the hit TV show Billions, and his podcast The Moment, which explores pivotal moments in creative careers.
Tyler and Brian sat down to discuss why TV wasn’t good for so long, whether he wants viewers to binge his shows, how he’d redesign movie theaters, why some smart people appreciate film and others don’t, which Spielberg movie and Murakami book is under appreciated, a surprising fact about poker, whether Jalen Brunson is overrated or underrated, Manhattan food tips, who he’d want to go on a three-day retreat with, whether movies are too long, how happy people are in show business, his unmade dream projects, the next thing he’ll learn about, and more.
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Recorded August 22nd, 2023.
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