{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 509: Christopher Landon","description":"PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Christopher Landon (FREAKY, HAPPY DEATH DAY, the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY series) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey and the making of his latest film WE HAVE A GHOST (now playing on Netflix). From getting his start working with Larry Clark (KIDS)\u2026 to almost quitting the business after DISTURBIA\u2026 to how moving to Austin, TX helped bring him back to the career he loves\u2026 to how he got involved with the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY universe\u2026 to his knack for subverting and twisting genres\u2026 to working with David Harbour and Anthony Mackie on his new spooky heartfelt family drama WE HAVE A GHOST (which he describes as \u201cE.T. with a ghost\u201d)\u2026 to how he shot the complicated VFX heavy car chase in the film\u2026 to the devastating news that he received right before production began\u2026 Chris takes us through his process of finding the right formula for a good \u201cAmblinesque\u201d genre film and explains why he feels that blending genres should always come from a personal place. ","author_name":"The Movie Crypt","author_url":"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheMovieCrypt","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26013621\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/146868831"}