BPS 098: Screenwriting a Road Trip Comedy with Jason Shuman

I have a treat for the tribe today. Last week we had screenwriter
Eduardo Cisneros on the show discussing his new film Half Brothers.
Today we have his co-writer and producer of the film Jason Shuman.
Jason is a writer and producer who has made over 20 motion pictures
grossing more than $500 million worldwide as well as produced over
100 episodes of television.

Shuman has produced four films that reached number one at the box
office with Darkness Falls, The Messengers, Bangkok
Dangerous, and the critically acclaimed Lone
Survivor. Other well-known films include the 2017
docudrama Rebel In The Rye, Little Black Book, Daddy Day
Camp, Middle Men and the beloved comedy Role
Models.

On the television side, Shuman has also produced shows including
TBS comedy Are We There Yet? with Ice Cube, and served as
Executive Producer on the FX show Anger Management and the
Emmy nominated TV movie, Dawn Anna. His new film is Half
Brothers.

Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to
discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the
free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are
forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing
father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from
Mexico to the US.

I first met Jason years ago at the Sundance Film Festival where I
spoke to him on the Indie Film Hustle Podcast about the film he had
in the fest called Rebel in the Rye. In this episode, we discuss
his career as a producer, how he went "all in" to become a serious
screenwriter, how Danny Strong (Gilmore Girls, Empire,
Billions) helped him become a better storyteller, and his epically
funny new film Half Brothers.

Enjoy my conversation with Jason Shuman.

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