#3 - JASON REITMAN

Half the Picture's third guest is Jason Reitman, director of such modern classics as Juno, Up in the Air and his latest, Saturday Night: a visceral portrait of the 90 minutes leading up to the birth of the classic late-night comedy show!Jason joined us to chat the length and breadth of his career, ranging from his exuberant debut ‘Thank You for Smoking’, to the life-changing impact of making ‘Juno’, up through the deeply personal journey he undertook making ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ with his father Ivan to working with the iconic J.K. Simmons and exec-producing Damien Chazelle's ‘Whiplash!'For all this and more, listen on! #jasonreitman #saturdaynightmovie #ghostbustersMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to the podcast so as not to miss any of Billy & Ahmed's interviews! *Note: This interview was recorded on July 27th 2024.Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp...Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpodBilly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billybarnel...Billy on Twitter: https://x.com/billybarnell?s=21&t=3QY...Ahmed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrahmedoali?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Jason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonreitman?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Timecodes:0:00 - Intro00:44 - Thank You for Smoking04:57 - Directing is reacting06:07 - Improvisation on set10:30 - Young Adult12:31 - Diablo Cody13:37 - Up in the Air16:08 - Flawed Protagonists17:24 - Juno25:01 - Tully27:05 - Favourite Scenes29:44 - Adapating novels to screen31:53 - Discovering young stars34:52 - Adam Sandler38:45 - Maker's Mark in Diablo Cody scripts40:09 - Eric Steelberg D.O.P.43:59 - The Front Runner & confident directing46:36 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife48:51 - Growing as a filmmaker51:32 - Jason's favourite directors55:18 - Exciting upcoming movies57:10 - Invisible directing01:00:31 - Letterboxd01:02:20 - Saturday Night01:05:08 - J.K. Simmons & producing Whiplash01:06:56 - Outro