Jeremy Robbins

He wrote a screenplay his reps didn’t even know about. Five years later, his movie is on Netflix, starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton.Screenwriter Jeremy Robbins sits down with Brian and Bailey for a deep dive into how that all happened, how he navigates the film and television industries, and why he writes.How did Jeremy become a writer? What does he think about working in writers’ rooms versus writing alone? Why does he focus on spec screenplays even with other deals on the table? How does a script started during the pandemic make it to Netflix? What did a 2021 spot on The Black List end up meaning for him years later?And what can close-up magic possibly teach us about effective pitching?Jeremy has plenty to share about why he wrote his action survival thriller Apex, and how the screenplay evolved before reaching the screen.Produced by Brian Landwehr and Bailey Patterson