Editor - Yorgos Mavropsaridis POOR THINGS editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis was already an established editor when he first started collaborating with a young director named Yorgos Lanthimos. At that point Lanthimos was only known for doing commercials, but by their third feature together, 2009's DOGTOOTH, the pair began to be recognized as a formidable storytelling team. Over a decade later, they would finally take on what Yorgos Mavropsaridis considers their first true studio film, Searchlight Pictu...
Dec 11, 2023•40 min
Editor - Sam Restivo NAPOLEON editor Sam Restivo credits the dutiful mentoring of editor Claire Simpson for how he found himself co-chairing the editorial duties for Ridley Scott's latest film. Sam first worked with Claire as her assistant editor on the tv series RAISED BY WOLVES (2020). From there, Claire brought Sam as her assistant to his first Ridley Scott feature, THE LAST DUEL (2021). He would assist Claire one more time for Scott's HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021) before getting the promotion for NA...
Dec 04, 2023•50 min
Editor - Mark Yoshikawa, ACE Mark Yoshikawa, ACE made his return to the HUNGER GAMES universe after an eight-year break to cut the prequel, THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES. Mark's first experience cutting on the franchise, and for director Francis Lawrence, was on the two-part MOCKINGJAY films. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE editor Alan E. Bell ACE reached out to his old friend Mark to enlist his help with the increased workload of the two-part conclusion the Katniss Everdeen storyline. Th...
Nov 27, 2023•52 min
Editor - Tom Eagles ACE NEXT GOAL WINS editor Tom Eagles ACE first made a name for himself with his ACE Eddie-winning work on JOJO RABBIT (2019). That film would also get Tom an Oscar® nomination for Best Film Editing. With NEXT GOAL WINS, Eagles once again is found in the cutting room of a Taika Waititi film. Tom joined editors Nat Sanders ACE, Nick Monsour and Yana Gorskaya ACE for the "sports comedy with a heart". Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison,...
Nov 20, 2023•35 min
Editor - Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON editor Thelma Schoonmaker ACE has literally had a front row seat to some of the most celebrated films of the past four decades, working as director Martin Scorsese's editor and filmmaking partner. The pair reunite once again for KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, two mainstays of Scorsese's acting troupe, as well as Lily Gladstone, who delivers a breakout performance as Mollie Kyle. KILLERS OF THE ...
Nov 13, 2023•29 min
Director - Alexander Payne and Editor - Kevin Tent ACE Longtime friends and collaborators, Alexander Payne and Kevin Tent, reunite once more for their eighth feature film, THE HOLDOVERS! THE HOLDOVERS tells the tale of Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school who remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and also with the school's h...
Nov 06, 2023•33 min
Editors – Dana E. Glauberman ACE, James D. Wilcox ACE and Rosanne Tan ACE AHSOKA editors Dana E. Glauberman ACE, James D. Wilcox ACE and Rosanne Tan ACE worked together for the very first time to help bring to life the story of Anakin Skywalker's former apprentice. Although none of the three describe themselves as experts on the Star Wars universe, it's their gifts as storytellers that led Dave Filoni to trust them with his latest entry in the saga. Set after the fall of the Empire, AHSOKA follo...
Oct 23, 2023•49 min
Editors - Varun Viswanath ACE and Patrick Tuck The RESERVATION DOGS editing team of Varun Viswanath ACE and Patrick Tuck have spent the last two of the show's three seasons, working together to close the loop on multiple, multi-generational stories. Considering that the focus was just on the four teens when Varun started the journey with the Season One pilot, this was no small feat. There was no roadmap as to how their lives and their stories would interconnect with the generations of "Rez Dogs"...
Oct 16, 2023•50 min
Editor - Scott Morris THE CREATOR editor Scott Morris not only already had experience in the sci-fi genre, having worked on AD ASTRA (2019), but also experience working with co-editor Hank Corwin ACE. Alongside Oscar®-winning editor Joe Walker ACE, the three helped realize Gareth Edwards' vision of a world where AI and humanity are at war; each racing to deploy their own solution to eliminate the threat of the another. THE CREATOR...As a future war between the human race and artificial intellige...
Oct 09, 2023•41 min
Editors - Kevin D. Ross ACE, Eric Litman, Adam Pearson and Daniel Williams The ONE PIECE editing team knew full well, going into this live-action adaptation of the beloved manga series, that they had a huge challenge on their hands. Expectations were high and previous attempts to adapt other manga series had left those fanbases disappointed, to say the least. Fortunately, they had a talented crew around the globe, plus ample time and resources from Netflix to finally crack the code of making a h...
Oct 02, 2023•55 min
Editors - David Webb and Robert Frost H I JACK editors David Webb and Robert Frost have logged many sky miles together in the cutting room, but mostly with Rob as David's assistant. That all changed when David tapped Rob to take on full editing duties for their previous collaboration, LITVINENKO (2022); a critically acclaimed series directed by Jim Field Smith for ITV. H I JACK is a seven-part miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith that premiered June 28th, 2023 on Apple TV+. It is...
Sep 25, 2023•55 min
Editors - Nick Olah, Marissa Mueller and Ivan Victor ACE THE AFTERPARTY editors; Nick Olah, Marissa Mueller and Ivan Victor ACE, not only got to have fun with the classic "Roshomon" style of storytelling for the Apple TV + original series, but they also got to do it by paying homage to their favorite film genres and filmmakers. From erotic thrillers to film noir, from Hitchcock to Wes Anderson, no style and no "body" was spared in their comedy whodunnit. In Season Two of THE AFTERPARTY, Aniq (Sa...
Sep 18, 2023•57 min
Editors - Diana Fishman, Adam Lichtenstein and Mary DeChambres ACE The JURY DUTY editing team had plenty of experience cutting unscripted tv before taking on the hit Freevee series. But is it actually an unscripted show? To hear their fellow JURY DUTY editor Steven Rosenthal tell it, they were "using the techniques of a reality show for the purposes of a sitcom". The end result is a series unlike any in either the unscripted or scripted comedy genres. JURY DUTY is a reality/sitcom tv series that...
Sep 11, 2023•46 min
Editor - Colby Parker Jr., ACE GRAN TURISMO editor Colby Parker Jr ACE has largely built his feature-film editing career on high-adrenaline action films, most notably for his work with director Peter Berg; including FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (2004), PATRIOTS DAY (2016), DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016) and MILE 22 (2018). Colby even took a turn in the MCU, cutting ANT-MAN (2015) alongside Dan Lebental ACE. Bypassing the usual assistant editor route, Parker began his professional journey cutting music videos, ...
Sep 04, 2023•47 min
Editors - Justin Bourret ACE, Todd Zelin, Dave Canseco and Joseph Ettinger If THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES editors ever tire of working in postproduction, perhaps they can get a job at Cinnabon, because their cutting rooms have the unique distinction of being located in a mall. But considering how much fun the quartet has working on the show and with one another, that career change might just have to wait awhile. For now, audiences can enjoy three seasons of their hilarious work on MAX. THE RIGHTEOUS...
Aug 28, 2023•54 min
Editors - Kelley Dixon, ACE and Josh Earl, ACE The OBI-WAN KENOBI editing team of Kelley Dixon, ACE and Josh Earl, ACE have long been friends outside of the cutting room, but "Obi-Wan" is the first project they've shared. 5x Emmy-winning editor, Josh Earl didn't have to think twice about Kelley Dixon's offer to join the Lucasfilm series, ostensibly as her assistant even though he's worked for years as an editor. Being a self-professed "Star Wars Nerd", Josh jumped at the chance no matter what hi...
Aug 21, 2023•51 min
Editors - Laura Zempel and Nat Fuller The Emmy®-nominated BEEF editing team of Laura Zempel and Nat Fuller came into this project with plenty of experience crafting storylines featuring complicated characters and situations. Nat kicked off his career with another well-known Netflix property, STRANGER THINGS, starting as an assistant before transitioning to full editorial duties on the Duffer Brothers supernatural juggernaut. For Laura, her time in the editing suites of complex dramas began with ...
Aug 14, 2023•52 min
Editor - Jennifer Lame ACE, Additional Editor - Mike Fay, 1st Assistant Editor - Nick Ellsberg and 1st Assistant Film Editor - Tom Foligno The OPPENHEIMER editing team of Jennifer Lame ACE, Mike Fay, Nick Ellsberg and Tom Foligno applied their collective storytelling talents to film technology both old and new. While Jennifer and Mike worked to shape and refine Christopher Nolan's story into an instant classic, Nick and Tom were tasked with mastering a hybrid film and digital workflow to make th...
Aug 04, 2023•56 min
Editor - Nick Houy ACE, VFX Editor - Matt Garner and Apprentice Editor - Maya Rivera The BARBIE editing team of Nick Houy ACE, Matt Garner and Maya Rivera seemed to have as much fun in the cutting room as what audiences saw on the big screen. Despite this being the first time the three worked together, they described the process of working on BARBIE to be an open, collaborative "family" atmosphere where both personal time and creative contributions were valued. Stereotypical "Barbie" (Margot Rob...
Jul 31, 2023•55 min
Editors - Richie Edelson and Sarah Zeitlin The ABBOTT ELEMENTARY editing team of Richie Edelson and Sarah Zeitlin walked similar but separate paths in the early stages of their careers. Each cut their editorial teeth in the world of unscripted and both took a turn at the same mockumentary sitcom format that they would employ in the show that finally united them as co-editors. Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary sitcom created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, an opti...
Jul 24, 2023•43 min
Editor - Eddie Hamilton ACE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART 1 editor Eddie Hamilton ACE has been immersed in the TCEU (Tom Cruise Extended Universe) since 2015 when Eddie took the editorial helm of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION. And with the exception of a quick return to his roots with director Matthew Vaughn for KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (2017), Eddie has spent all his subsequent time working on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT (2018), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) and the upcoming MISS...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr
Editor - Nena Erb, ACE JOY RIDE wasn't the film Emmy-winning editor Nena Erb ACE was looking for when she asked her agent to see what was out there, but Nena WAS the editor that JOY RIDE was looking for. Fortunately, they found each other, because together they created a film that broke boundaries, not to mention the mold, when it comes to how Asian women are portrayed in comedy features. After building a career in TV on reality shows like REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY and DANCING WITH THE ST...
Jul 10, 2023•44 min
Editors - Mike McCusker ACE, Andrew Buckland ACE and Dirk Westervelt ACE The INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY editing team of McCusker, Buckland and Westervelt have been amping up the action in the cutting room for a while now. First joining up for James Mangold's LOGAN (2017); the team would collaborate once more on Mangold's FORD V FERRARI (2019) before finding themselves at the editorial helm of the fifth, and most likely final, installment of the Indiana Jones franchise. INDANA JONES AN...
Jul 03, 2023•49 min
Editor - Randy Trager, ACE NIMONA editor, Randy Trager, ACE makes a return trip to The Rough Cut to share the inside story of how his latest film went from dead on the cutting room floor to live and loud on Netflix. Beginning its development life under the banner of Blue Sky studios and its parent company 21st Century Fox, NIMONA and the rest of the Blue Sky team were moved under Disney during their acquisition of Fox. The film's rocky development road seemingly ended in April 2021 when Disney s...
Jun 26, 2023•38 min
Editors - Jason Ballantine ACE and Paul Machliss ACE While THE FLASH editors Jason Ballantine ACE and Paul Machliss ACE* both hail from Australia, this latest entry in the DCEU would be their first time meeting one another. Both editors have been advancing their careers away from their homeland for quite some time. Jason has worked in LA for the past ten years, while Paul has been in London for the last twenty. The director who would be responsible for bringing these two together is Andy Muschie...
Jun 19, 2023•44 min
Editors - Franky Guttman and Ali Greer ACE While BARRY editors Franky Guttman and Ali Greer ACE worked independently on their own episodes of the series (the finale being the lone exception), the pair worked closely with one another and Bill Hader to review and refine each episode. This was a process the two not only enjoyed, but credit for helping the show to maintain its high quality throughout. BARRY follows Barry Berkman, a U.S. Marine and Afghanistan veteran from Cleveland, who works as a h...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Editors - Melissa McCoy, ACE and A.J. Catoline, ACE Ted Lasso editors, Melissa McCoy and A.J. Catoline re-join this episode of The Rough Cut podcast to tell us about what goes on in the cutting room to make all the magic from the locker room. Ted Lasso is an AppleTV+ series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly and Brendan Hunt, based on a character of the same name that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of the The English Premier League. The...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Editors - Timothy A. Good, ACE and Emily Mendez THE LAST OF US editors Tim Good, ACE and Emily Mendez are the perfect example of mentoring in action. Paying forward the mentoring he received from editor Norman Buckley, ACE, Tim has always looked for ways he could elevate assistants into the first chair. Building on her work with Tim on THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Emily was more than ready to grab the editorial reins when the time came for THE LAST OF US. THE LAST OF US is set in 2023, twenty years int...
May 29, 2023•59 min
Editors - Craig Hayes, Varun Viswanath ACE, Chris Chandler and Trevor Penna The Blindspotting editing team of Craig Hayes, Varun Viswanath ACE, Chris Chandler and Trevor Penna collectively crafted a show unique in both its structure as well as its visual style. On the audio side, the show is underscored by a soundtrack that pays homage to the Bay Area roots of Blindspotting creators, Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs. Hayes and Viswanath took on the task of cutting Season One, while Chandler and Pen...
May 22, 2023•53 min
Editor - Greg O'Bryant EXTRAPOLATIONS editor, Greg O'Bryant has once again teamed up with writer/director Scott Z. Burns, this time to take on the challenge of creating an entertaining, educational and hopefully motivational series about the future effects of climate change. Delivered as an anthology series, one of the more daunting tasks for the team would be managing the often dramatic shifts in tone, as well as the delicate balance between drama and, on occasion, comedy. Taking place in the n...
May 15, 2023•55 min
