For me, Danny McBride is one of the funniest and best storytellers working in Hollywood right now. His show, The Righteous Gemstones, is in its last season, and there's is no word about what he will do next, but McBride seems like a guy with a lot of ideas and an uncanny ability to bring them to the screen. McBride was recently on Theo Von's podcast, where he talked about bringing his ideas to the screen after they were just like kernels of his imagination. Today, I wanted to look at his answers and see what we could glean from them. Let's dive in. How Danny McBride's Ideas Become TV Shows There's just something about a podcast that gets everyone to open up. Maybe it's the laid-back nature, but I found this appearance of McBride on Theo Von to be so much fun and so informative. For those of you who don't know, McBride recounts starting out with co-writer Jody Hill, shooting films on Super 16, eventually landing on The Foot Fist Way, which became a sensation in Hollywood and broke down the door for them. The big lesson he learned here was that creating films outside the traditional system demands grit, resourcefulness, and the ability to persuade others to join your vision without guaranteed success. That ability to pitch he still uses today, convincing studios that the risk is worth the reward, and building his resume to prove that over and over. Of course, there was a good foundation to...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 8 April, 2025