Steve Newall: McCarten is a bit of a biopic specialist

Local supernatural anthology series Beyond the Veil draws on elements of Māori, Pasifika and Filipino culture. A new scripted Netflix series about the band U2 is on the way, written by Kiwi Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten. Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand novelist, playwright, journalist, television writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing the biopics The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, Bohemian Rhapsody and The Two Popes. Steve Newall, editor at flicks.co.nz, joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.