Conversation with Adam G. Simon | Shia LaBeouf, Hollywood Money Trail, and Adam G. Simon’s Directorial Debut

Support Kyle’s path to publishing his first novel by signing up for a free audio/written short story at https://kylecastro.co/ Screenwriter and producer Adam G. Simon (Man Down, Point Blank, Riff Raff, HBO's One Day In October) returns to Movie Wars from Brazil to talk about the Shia LaBeouf fallout, how Hollywood producers inflate movie budgets, and his directing debut, "Under." Adam built his first film as a director around Shia LaBeouf. Then came New Orleans, an arrest, and $3.5 million in financing walking out the door. He tells it from his side: the flights, the unanswered texts, the night at TIFF he got Shia onto a stage, and why he still calls him one of the best actors working. From there it turns into a two-and-a-half-hour education in how movies actually get made. A sales company values a film by the names attached and never reads the script. An $8 million budget becomes $30 million. A movie with 45 producers is a warning sign. And the crew pays for all of it. Along the way: making peace with Frank Grillo, the Man Down scene that went from script to screen untouched, why Man on Fire and RoboCop are Jesus movies, Star Wars as an orphan story, Fury Road, The Grey, AI-written screenplays, and Kyle’s southern noir novel The Reclaimers, set in an abandoned Arkansas bomb town. Check out Adam's new production company: https://www.s2lentertainment.com/ Adam's site: https://adamgsimon.com/ Follow Adam and S2L on Insta @adambelgabe and follow S2L @s2l_entertainment