Episode 20: Scott Derrickson on Cinema, Blockbusters, Horror, and Mystery




Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas show

Summary: Scott Derrickson is the director and co-writer of Marvel's Doctor Strange. Scott was gracious enough to take time from a very busy schedule to sit down for a chat about a wide number of topics. We go in some detail through the immensely complicated process of taking a modern blockbuster movie from pitch to screen. We move on to discussing why certain genres seem universal, before tackling even bigger issues about worldviews and how they affect one's life and work.