SSN Awards Spotlights: John Goldwyn, Alison Owen & Ian Collie, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Anna Gerb

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Awards Spotlight: Producer John Goldwyn Walks Us Through the Long Journey of ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’

John Goldwyn spoke to SSN about the remake’s long road to the big screen, and how it bounced around different studios before landing at 20^th Century Fox with Ben Stiller as both director and star. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Producers Alison Owen & Ian Collie Unafraid to Take Risks & Bluff

SSN spoke to Collie and Owen about the risk of developing the project without Disney, getting the studio on board, and what Oscar buzz means to them. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff Acquires Chimp on Roller Skates in 24 Hours

Koskoff is a producer on Wall Street, along with Scorsese, star Leonardo DiCaprio, and Red Granite Pictures’ Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland. Koskoff spoke to SSN about the movie, the shoot’s various challenges, and how DiCaprio and Scorsese’s relationship has grown over the years. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: Producer Anna Gerb on Navigating ‘All Is Lost’ Toward Oscar Attention

SSN spoke to Gerb about landing Redford, handling the stress of production and the status of Chandor’s next feature, A Most Violent Year. (SSN)

Supercalifragilistically Similar: The Parallels Between the Making of ‘Mary Poppins’ & ‘Saving Mr. Banks’

Mary Poppins went on to become a classic, inspiring another truly wonderful film in Saving Mr. Banks. Richard Sherman counts it as the high point of his career: “It’s still the Everest. But you know how you match it? The picture we’re talking about—Saving Mr. Banks.” (SSN)