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On Adapting Stories: A Conversation with Eric Roth
Season 12
Episode 9
This week on "On Story," screenwriter Eric Roth, Academy Award® winner for "Forrest Gump," "Dune" (2021), "Munich," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" talks about his process of adapting stories from beloved properties. Not to mention, a taste of the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese.
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