THE MAZE RUNNER writer Noah Oppenheim shares the film’s trailer and gives us a behind the scenes understanding of screenplay writing, and how he transitioned from television to the big screen. We look at footage from RUIN, a short film directed by Wes Ball, and discuss his experience on Wall street, working on Mad Money and Hardball with Chris Matthews, and scripts about Jackie Kennedy and the reboot of Wargames in this Insiders interview hosted by Sebastian Twardosz.
A veteran of television including the Today Show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Mad Money, Noah Oppenheim is now a screenwriter whose upcoming work is the highly anticipated adaptation of The Maze Runner.
00:01 Welcome to The Insiders.
00:05 Introducing Noah Oppenheim.
00:15 Clip: The Maze Runner: Trailer.
04:00 Clip: Ruin short from director Wes Ball.
05:00 Harvard, Wall Street, and writing for Hardball with Chris Matthews.
12:00 Working on alternative reality television including The Buried Life.
20:00 Jackie Kennedy spec script, Franklin Leonard and The Black List.
26:00 Meeting Steven Spielberg, The Maze Runner, Allegiant, Houdini, and the WarGames reboot.
41:30 Breaking into the business and dealing with writer’s block.
48:50 Thanks and goodbye.
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