Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast

THE DOG STARS, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Scott and several of his department heads tell IndieWire about their ongoing collaboration and their work together on the director's latest film, "The Dog Stars."
THE DOG STARS, from left: Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, 2026. ph: Fabio Lovino /© 20th Century Studios /Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Interview
The veteran director of "Alien," "Blade Runner," and "Black Hawk Down" visits IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to talk about his latest film.
THE DOG STARS, Allison Janney, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / courtesy Everett Collection
Interview
Scott tells IndieWire about the influences behind his wild new combination of adventure, romance, comedy, and horror.
Ridley Scott and Jacob Elordi at 20th Century Studios' 'The Dog Stars' World Premiere held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 20, 2026 in London, England.
Interview
The "Dog Stars" director has commanded armies and shot epics with more than a dozen cameras at once, but he tells IndieWire that writing is still the hardest part of filmmaking.
TONY, Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain, 2026. © A24 / courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Is the “Nirvanna the Band the Show” director growing up? Not exactly.
James Gray at the "Paper Tiger" press conference at the Cannes Film Festival
Filmmaker Interview
Gray returned to celluloid and embraced vintage tools on “Paper Tiger,” telling IndieWire he is “trying to get at a humanity” he believes is getting lost with new technology.
'Pluribus'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Showrunner Vince Gilligan tells IndieWire about finding more ways to make Albuquerque look enchanting, even as his team crafts a world-spanning story.
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Hannah Einbinder, 2026. © MUBI /Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Writer and director Jane Schoenbrun tells IndieWire about the hours of prep (and Counting Crows) that went into the slasher sequence in the middle of their latest film.
Emma D'Arcy in 'House of the Dragon'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Series co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal tells IndieWire about closing the door and/or window on older parts of the show and opening new ones.
Matt Johnson on the set of 'Tony'
Filmmaker Interview
Filmmaker Matt Johnson tells IndieWire the three ways he avoided the biopic trap with his new film about Anthony Bourdain.
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Hannah Einbinder, 2026. © MUBI /Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Writer and director Jane Schoenbrun tells IndieWire about pushing their latest film to boldly go to places that look artificial and feel real.
'Tony'
Filmmaker Interview
Director Matt Johnson on Bourdain’s self-mythologizing in “Kitchen Confindential” and where he took poetic license in telling the story his Provincetown kitchen days.   
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