Soundstage Access

A podcast welcoming Oscar-winning professionals to discuss the many beautiful, complex and creative sides of Hollywood filmmaking.

Soundstage Access is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Soundstage Access, a tv show with 65 episodes published.

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  EP 66 | Christopher McQuarrie, Director / Screenwriter ('Top Gun: Maverick', 'Mission: Impossible')

  Jun 2, 20262h 6m

  Today's episode is a masterclass with Christopher McQuarrie — an Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, and producer whose credits include THE USUAL SUSPECTS, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, and over half of the entire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. We discuss everything, from the creative pressure of winning an Oscar at age 26 to the way Buster Keaton influenced the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE films, and how McQuarrie and Tom Cruise’s relationship with audiences shapes the way they approach filmmaking. Subscribe to Soundstage Access to share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC Thumbnail photo credit: Tony Olmos

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  EP 66 | Christopher McQuarrie, Director / Screenwriter ('Top Gun: Maverick', 'Mission: Impossible')

  Jun 2, 20262h 6m

  Today's episode is a masterclass with Christopher McQuarrie — an Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, and producer whose credits include THE USUAL SUSPECTS, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, and over half of the entire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. We discuss everything from the creative pressure of winning an Oscar at age 26 to the way Buster Keaton influenced the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE films, and how Chris and Tom Cruise’s relationship with audiences shapes the way they approach filmmaking. Subscribe to Soundstage Access to share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC Thumbnail photo credit: Tony Olmos

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  EP 65 | Max Aruj, Composer ('Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning')

  Jun 5, 202541 min

  **Minor spoilers for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING** We welcome on the show Hollywood composer Max Aruj, whose latest credit is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING. In today’s conversation, Max and I discuss his beginnings as a student at USC, how that led to being mentored by Hans Zimmer; also, the circumstances that led Max and Alfie Godfrey to be chosen as the young composers of this latest MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, and the creative challenges behind the film's climactic sequence. All of this… and much more! Subscribe to Soundstage Access to share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC

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  EP 64 | Nicholas Stoller, Director / Screenwriter ('Forgetting Sarah Marshall', 'Yes Man')

  Apr 22, 202541 min

  This week on the show, it’s Nicholas Stoller — a BAFTA-nominated Hollywood director and screenwriter whose credits YES MAN, NEIGHBORS, THE MUPPETS and FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. His latest film is YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED, starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, and it’s currently streaming on Amazon Prime. In today’s conversation, Nick and I discuss the circumstances that brought his first produced film credit as a 28-year-old writer to be a Jim Carrey; also, Nick’s memories from meeting his idol, Oscar-nominee Nora Ephron, the writer of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY and YOU'VE GOT MAIL, and the lesson that Nora taught Nick and that changed his approach to screenwriting forever. All of this… and much more! Make sure you subscribe to Soundstage Access on your favorite podcast platform so you can share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC

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  EP 63 | Erik Jendresen, Screenwriter ('Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning')

  Feb 5, 20251h 10m

  This week on the show, it’s Erik Jendresen —an Emmy-winning Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include the HBO mini-series BAND OF BROTHERS, as well as the two latest installments in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. In today’s conversation, we deep dive into the writing and making of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING (2023) and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING (2025). Erik discusses the reasons the two films were shot simultaneously over the course of four years, and the ways the projects developed — including the actor who was originally cast in the role of the film’s main villain; we also discuss a secret WWII thriller which Erik wrote during the pandemic, and the circumstances that brought Tom Cruise to choose it as his next movie. All of this… and much more! Subscribe to Soundstage Access to share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC

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