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Alex McAtee

EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 56 MIN

Alex McAtee

from Box Angeles (for Actors) · host Alex McAtee, Mike Box Elder

Producer Alex McAtee (The Disaster Artist, Sausage Party) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 351. Alex stops by the bungalow and discusses getting her start as a PA to becoming EVP at Point Grey, the struggles in development, navigating pitches, building trust with collaborators while making sure everyone is on the same page creatively, how The Studio hilariously toes the line between satire and celebration, and more!---BEATS--00:00 - Alex slates her name.00:14 - Introduction.02:00 - Emailing people you don't know.05:27 - Was producing always the goal.06:25 - Moving to LA to be a production assistant.11:35 - Starting as an assistant at Point Grey Pictures right after they were founded.17:07 - Differences between producing TV and film.19:39 - The Studio both celebrating and lampooning the business.22:23 - Every pitch is different and every meeting needs a purpose.30:40 - Point Grey first look deals with Universal for film and Lionsgate for TV.33:46 - "Executive Producer" definition.36:11 - Other responsibilites; hearing pitches, being on set, etc.39:40 - PGA credits.41:37 - Relying on other people as a producer.44:13 - The difficulty of making sure everyone is on the same page creatively.46:27 - Self tapes.50:37 - Harder to green light indie films lately due to talent deals.53:12 - Optimism about the industry.55:07 - Who took a chance on Alex.The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/351---MORE ALEX MCATEE --Check Alex's IMDb.---MORE BOX ANGELES --Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

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