Red Carpet Rookies Podcast

5 lessons from a movie producer:

5 lessons from my podcast with Ali Plumb

Go and grab your shine box people because this is a big one!

Today's guest is one of the key creative decision makers behind a number of the world's most well-loved movies. Beginning her career casting under the legendary Juliet Taylor, she later went out alone, casting beloved titles including Forrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia and Scent of A Woman.

It has been her collaborations though that have made up a bulk of her incredible career, notably her three films with Steven Spielberg and a collaboration with Martin Scorsese that runs all the way back to the 80s including Goodfellas, Casino, The Departed and many, many more. My guest is Ellen Lewis. 

In the episode we discuss Ellen being introduced to the mafia by Ray Liotta on Goodfellas, casting Forrest Gump and The Devil Wears Prada, what makes a perfect headshot for actors, how Margot Robbie got her star turn in The Wolf of Wall Street and much more. It’s a cracker.