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Take 80 - Producer, Development Executive Alex Hedlund, Great Wall

Oct 20, 202241 minSeason 2Ep. 30
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Episode description

We talk to development executive Alex Hedlund.
We talk at length about Matt Damon movie The Great Wall, why it failed, how he was involved and when he realised it was going wrong.
He tells us what he learned from working on it, how it impacted his career and how it killed a genre.
Alex talks about giving and taking notes, how he now chooses his projects and working on sensitive documentary topics.
A great interview full of great advice.

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