The Inaugural Rough Cut Draft Chat: Bankability

Cruise in the early 90s. Roberts in the late 90s. Clooney in the 2000s. Hugh Grant...always. 
 
 Is there such thing as a sure thing in Hollywood anymore? We've endeavored to find out. In our first ever Draft Chat -- a recurring series where Rough Cut contributors will draft based on various movie-related topics -- we argue and make our picks for the most "bankable" people in tinseltown. 
 
 If you disagree or want to suggest a topic for future drafts, let us know. The text below has been slightly edited.

Zach D'Amico: Welcome to the Rough Cut Draft Chat!
 
 As a reminder, this is our Most Bankable Draft -- the directors, actors, and other members of the filmmaking team who we think are the most "bankable" -- likeliest to produce big bucks at the box office and hardware come awards season.
 
 Rules are simple: everyone has to draft two directors, three actors, and three "flex" -- screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, or others
 
 Picks must be currently active, defined as 3 movies this decade, or, alternatively, all movies this decade if they are newer to the field.
 
 Carson, do we have our randomized draft order?
 
 Carson Cook: Yes we do - as follows:
 
 1. Carson
 2. Sara
 3. Zach 
 4. Jonny
 
 Zach: still think you rigged it so you can take Deakins first but whatever
 
 Carson: Oh there's a CLEAR number one pick so I'm not complaining
 
 Sara Murphy D'Amico: Okay Carson, what's your pick?
 
 Carson: Alright, with the first pick in the draft...
 
 Christopher Nolan
 
 Sara: DAMMIT CARSON
 
 Zach: Don’t forget how much the Oscars love to overlook him and his movies
 
 Carson: He's gonna get a win eventually
 
 And he's always gonna be in the running for a nom
 
 Jonny Diaz: I think it’s a great pick. He’s one of the few brand name filmmakers that get audiences in seats, he’s had multiple screenplay noms, and he finally got over the director nomination hump.
 
 Zach: hit us, Sara
 
 Sara: Adam Driver
 
 for best actor of my heart and of the last ten years
 
 May he win in 2020
 
 Zach: wow pull the knife out of my back
 
 Jonny: The big question with Driver, imo, is whether he can be a box office draw post-Star Wars
 
 but in terms of critical/awards potential, that’s a huge pick
 
 Carson: Totally depends on if he wants to keep making blockbusters
 
 Not sure he's as happy with it as some of the folks around him
 
 Zach: Even if he never reached superstar status, his project choice is so on-point that he'll have at least some box office success for sure
 
 Sara: I honestly love him in more low-key movies like Patterson but he excels at the more complex roles like in Marriage Story too
 
 so it's a win-win
 
 Jonny: Okay Zach, you’re up.
 
 Zach: America's sweetheart
 
 G R E T A
 
 Greta Gerwig
 
 Sara: EXCELLENT choice
 
 Carson: For what position?!
 
 I'm assuming actor
 
 Jonny: So I see the D’Amicos are leaning veryyyy indie early
 
 Zach: yes, Kylo Ren and the Director of the upcoming studio film Little Women -- very indie
 
 in case it's unclear, I'm going director
 
 Sara: really love that choice #ladybird
 
 Zach: I acknowledge it's a bit risky, but the academy and hollywood are clearly in love with her, they have a gender problem when it comes to nominating directors, and her movies play to a very strong base that will always be there
 
 plus with critical reactions for little women coming in, it appears she's 2/2
 
 in a big way
 
 Sara: snaps for all of that
 
 Jonny: I’m with you on an accolades front, but I think there are much stronger box office picks--assuming we’re weighting both the same, I think it’s too early to take her.
 
 Which is why, with my pick, I’m going with Ryan Coogler
 
 Carson: 2nd on my board, great pick
 
 Jonny: and with my second, I’m going with Jordan Peele, in directing
 
 Carson: And 3rd, dammit
 
 Sara: Hahaha
 
 both good picks - especially Coogler
 
 Jonny: One of the big reasons I picked them both is that they’re both clearly on an upward trajectory. They’re early in their filmmaking careers, and seem poised to capitalize on past success
 
 Zach: I'm curious about how much of a box-office draw Coogler is without IP
 
 Sara: I wonder if Peele will break out of the horror niche or if he's going to keep burying himself in that space
 
 i'm fine with it but I bet he'd be good at doing com-drams too
 
 Zach: I think that's the risk with Peele, right? That he leans more into Us-like movies that don't interest the academy
 
 Jonny: I agree, but he already broke through once with horror, so we know he’s on the Academy’s radar. Plus, with the way he weaves social issues into his films, there will always be a “serious” angle to his work that Oscar voters can grab on to
 
 I’d love to see him go back to comedy on the big screen, even if just once
 
 Carson: I really think Coogler is going to be able to take his success and capitalize on it with more original projects
 
 "From the director of Black Panther" is going to have some real appeal
 
 Sara: Zach who's your next pick?
 
 Zach: Bradley Cooper
 
 actor
 
 Jonny: Great move
 
 Carson: That's a really excellent pick
 
 Zach: I don't think there are a lot of actors who can still bring people to the movies regardless of the film, but I think he's as close as we have
 
 plus the academy HAS to give him one soon???
 
 for all our sanity
 
 Jonny: We can only hope
 
 Sara: honestly
 
 Carson: One of the last truly bankable capital-M Movie Stars
 
 Zach: hopefully someone can let him know he went in the second round and that will make up for everything
 
 you're welcome, Brad
 
 Jonny: I’ll text him, hold on
 
 He says he just wants to take another look at you
 
 Sara: I'm going to pick Saoirse Ronan
 
 Because she is brilliant and has been in a bunch of big/great movies recently
 
 Jonny: She feels almost certain to win an Oscar soon
 
 Sara: I think she's up and coming
 
 for sure
 
 Jonny: If she gets the nom for Little Women, she’ll be only the second person to get four nominations by age 25
 
 Zach: I think her versatility is undervalued, too. She carried Brooklyn, a period love-story, and then helped launch a small, indie coming-of-age to nearly $100 million and a best picture nom
 
 Jonny: She had some misfires last year, but she’s so prolific and so talented. I think she’s a really solid bet.
 
 Zach: I'm so fascinated by what she chooses to do next -- you know she has the awards points, and depending on project choice, I could see her blowing up
 
 Carson: I have to thank the rest of you for leaving me with the top 2 actors on my board, both of whom I'll take now
 
 Michael B. Jordan and Margot Robbie
 
 Sara: Ethan Hawke and...
 
 NICE
 
 Jonny: UGH
 
 MBJ is an excellent choice
 
 Zach: agreed
 
 Margot is a bit riskier!
 
 Jonny: He feels like the Next Big Movie Star
 
 Sara: ^^^
 
 I think Margot is a great actor, but she needs parts that give her the space to show her stuff
 
 Zach: This obviously isn't her fault, but the evidence isn't there that she can draw a huge audience as the sole lead in a movie
 
 I'm confident she can -- but will she get the chance? Will audiences respond?
 
 Carson: She hasn't necessarily shown it yet, but I think if we're looking to the future, she's the best bet to be successful in both worlds - the critical darling and the blockbuster draw
 
 Sara: I think I, Tonya broke her out of the shadows and now she just needs a role that's a little more mainstream
 
 Jonny: The new Harley Quinn/Birds of Prey movie will be a big text of her box office ability
 
 Sara: Are we ready for my next pick?? Because I'm ready
 
 ROGER DEAKINS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHER
 
 Zach: WOWWWWW
 
 Jonny: bad pick imo
 
 Sara: Look i don't believe in drafting directors first
 
 Carson: lol he's never getting another oscar, sorry Sara
 
 Sara: okay but he has 149 nominations
 
 Jonny: I don’t think the average audience member knows who he is though!
 
 Sara: who cares??
 
 they see his movies
 
 all of them
 
 Zach: it's an interesting draft strategy
 
 take people who draw huge audiences because of how good their work is and who they work with, not because of their name
 
 Carson: For something like this, it doesn't matter that the audience doesn't know him
 
 Sara: right, that's why i picked him
 
 Jonny: fair enough
 
 Carson: I think it's a solid pick, he's decently high on my flex board
 
 Sara: phew what a ride
 
 Zach: more importantly, it's a FUN pick
 
 we need more DP grenades
 
 Sara: that's why you have me
 
 Zach: I've been inspired
 
 My pick: Hans Zimmer
 
 Sara: oooooh
 
 Carson: now THAT is a great pick
 
 Jonny: ugh, I had him very high on my board
 
 Sara: Excellent choice and excellent timing
 
 Zach: Scores so many of the huge blockbusters, consistently gets awards recognition
 
 more importantly, he's 22 years younger than John Williams
 
 Jonny: He’s incredibly only won one Oscar in his career
 
 Sara: and he had an asteroid belt named after him
 
 Jonny: I wasn’t going to take a composer so early, but you guys may have forced my hand
 
 so I’m going to go with Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer
 
 and Amy Adams
 
 Carson: BAD PICK
 
 Sara: LOL
 
 Jonny: HEAR ME OUT
 
 Zach: guys we have entered the hot take zone in a serious way and I'm so here for it
 
 also the world hates good things so Amy Adams will never win an Oscar, sorry
 
 Jonny: Hollywood is so thirsty to give him an Oscar. He’s got an adaptation of In the Heights in the can for next year, and he would’ve won for Moana if it had been any other year
 
 my dude is always working and has an incredible track record, it’s inevitable
 
 Sara: he is amazing but I don't think he's going to be blowing up the box office for the next ten years
 
 Carson: I don't think he's gonna do enough film work overall
 
 Jonny: We’ll see. I think he’s all in with Disney, who as we know is the only entity allowed to make movies now.
 
 Zach: what do folks think of the Adams pick?
 
 Carson: I like it in theory
 
 I think she'll get an Oscar eventually, but I'm worried she's slowing down a little
 
 Sara: Agreed Carson
 
 Jonny: Obviously we all know Adams’s awards track record, but I think she’s underrated as a box office draw too. Arrival made so many dollars
 
 Sara: like Margot I think she needs roles that allow her to act at her full potential
 
 Zach: Okay, for my pick: Emma Stone
 
 Sara: OOH interesting
 
 Jonny: good pick
 
 Sara: hard to go wrong with emma
 
 Zach: I think she's the perfect 50/50 split
 
 And while she isn't quite as big of a draw yet as some others on my board, she's still super young, so I bumped her up
 
 honestly every pick I have I'm deciding between seven people and then just pick a random eighth at the last minute in a moment of inspiration
 
 Interesting question: anyone in this draft that would've been taken if this was held, say, 15 years ago?
 
 The world looked so much different -- I imagine it'd be a lot more actor heavy
 
 Carson: Yeah - Zimmer the most likely candidate maybe?
 
 Once Johnny Williams was off the board of course
 
 Jonny: Adams and Nolan might have--they would’ve been coming just off of Catch Me If You Can and Insomnia, respectively--but they would’ve been late, “this person has high potential” picks
 
 Zach: Adams could've been the Robbie pick
 
 Nolan almost a Gerwig/Peele type pick
 
 fascinating
 
 anyway, Sara, go ahead!
 
 Sara: I choose Denis Villaneuve (director)
 
 Zach: that is both a good pick and an envy-inducing pick
 
 Sara: i'm excited to see what he does with Dune
 
 Jonny: interesting. Dune will be a big test for him. I feel like the perception of Blade Runner 2049 is that it was a disappointment, even though it made a ton of money and got Deakins that oscar
 
 Sara: I disagree about Blade Runner
 
 Carson: He slipped for me - he strikes the right chord with a ton of people (me included), but I'm not sure if he's a big enough draw in the end
 
 And Dune is a W E I R D property
 
 Sara: I think he's going to do a couple big box office movies and then start doing more indie-Oscar nom work
 
 Jonny: I like him a lot, but I’m not sure that the rest of the world does. Will he have another Arrival?
 
 Zach: He had one before -- Sicario
 
 I think the Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner trifecta is pretty tough to compete with when it comes to balancing awards attention and box office + critical praise
 
 Sara: in my view he's on an upward trajectory
 
 Zach: Sicario and Arrival in particular are movies that I think could have easily bombed -- certainly in genres that are hit or miss -- but his quality brought people to the theater
 
 Jonny: That’s true!
 
 Zach: Your turn, Carson
 
 Carson: Ugh, I really don't feel great about what I'm about to do
 
 Sara: always a good sign in my book
 
 Carson: I'm gonna take two writers for my flex spots
 
 Quentin Tarantino and Adam McKay
 
 Zach: woahhh
 
 Sara: i wonder how many more movies Tarantino is actually going to make
 
 Jonny: Even with Tarantino’s self-imposed retirement?
 
 Zach: I assume in hopes that QT doesn't stick with his 10 movies and I'm done commitment?
 
 Carson: I think more than he currently says lol
 
 Zach: the team is critical, Carson
 
 Carson: I also think that even if he doesn't direct more movies, that doesn't mean he's not going to write more movies
 
 Jonny: Loophole!
 
 Zach: I don't think an auteur like him lets go of a script
 
 and lets someone do with it what they please
 
 unless it's like robert rodriguez
 
 Carson: In which case he'll just make them! But I think by taking him as a writer instead I hedge my bets
 
 Sara: i think McKay is a little niche sometimes with his work
 
 Zach: Sara, to your point, I wonder if people will get sick of his schtick
 it was novel with the big sick, started to grate on people with Vice, which didn't make as much money -- will it get old? will he diversify?
 
 Jonny: He can always go back to the comedy well
 
 Carson: ^^ that's the thing with McKay, there's always the possibility of Step Brothers 2 hanging out there
 
 And then I get box office AND oscar
 
 Sara, your turn
 
 Sara: I'm going to go with Justin Hurwitz (composer)
 
 Carson: oh GREAT PICK imo
 
 Sara: yes thank you
 
 Jonny: good pick, my only concern is whether he’ll work enough. Does he score anybody else’s movies besides Chazelle’s?
 
 That alone might be enough, to be fair
 
 Sara: not yet but I can't see him stopping now
 
 Jonny: It’s not a question of whether he can, just whether he wants to!
 
 Zach: should we divert this into a slack chat inside the mind of justin hurwitz? I'm game
 
 "I want to but I'm nervous about upsetting Damien -- did you see him on the stage when La La Land lost????"
 
 okay, with my pick:
 
 Aaron Sorkin, writer
 
 on the condition that he stops directing his own scripts
 
 Sara: hahaha
 
 Carson: Wait, are we just shitting on Molly's Game now?
 
 GOOD MOVIE
 
 Sara: It was FINE
 
 Jonny: I liked Molly’s Game!
 
 (I have blacked out all the parts with Kevin Costner)
 
 Zach: but PHENOMENAL SCRIPT
 
 Sara: yes exactly
 
 I think that's a solid pick
 
 Zach: I also think, to an earlier point, he's actually one of the few screenwriters who brings people to the movies
 
 Sara: He's an indisputably excellent writer and he will never stop writing
 
 Carson: Letterboxd ratings for Molly's Game:
 
 Zach - 4 stars
 
 Sara - 4 stars
 
 Carson - 4 stars
 
 Jonny - 3.5 stars
 
 Jonny: RECEIPTS
 
 Zach: Ratings for his prior 3 scripts
 
 Steve Jobs: 4.5 stars
 
 Moneyball: 4.5 stars
 
 Social Network: 5 stars
 
 Plus MG only made $30 mil
 
 how did I end up in the position of arguing AGAINST my pick??
 
 Carson: lololol
 
 It's a good pick! I was supporting you!
 
 Zach: Okay Jonny, hit us with your double dip
 
 Jonny: I’m ready to make everyone super MAD
 
 because I’m taking HUGH JACKMAN
 
 Sara: meh
 
 Zach: I actually think it's a good pick
 
 Sara: he's talented and a box office draw
 
 Zach: he is, in fact, The Greatest Showman
 
 Carson: Except his best performance since the prestige is ineligible for the Oscars this year, which is tough
 
 Sara: honestly he was SO GOOD in bad education
 
 like really really great
 
 Jonny: Jackman single handedly carried Circus Musical to so much money
 
 he’s talented, he’s always working, and he seems to be genuinely well-liked in Hollywood
 
 Sara: wow all the teenage girls who love Zac Efron disagree
 
 Zach: hahahaha
 
 Carson: Guess I'm a teenage girl then
 
 Sara: HAHAHA
 
 honestly aren't we all
 
 Jonny: I’ll also take Alexandre Desplat, composer
 
 he’s so prolific, he works with great directors, the academy loves him, and he’s worked on major franchises
 
 Carson: good pick but not the best composer left
 
 Jonny: Maybe someday I’ll make a pick that doesn’t get ruthlessly mocked 
 
 Zach: I think it's a good pick!
 
 your first two were roundly praised
 
 Jonny: That’s true, I guess I peaked early
 
 Zach: For my final director: David Fincher
 
 Jonny: I would love for him to go back to making movies
 
 Zach: he is?
 
 He's making Mank
 
 Carson: Theoretically
 
 Zach: it's in the middle of filming
 
 Sara: Ooh he's on my list too - great pick
 
 Carson: I'm just bitter because I love him and he keeps dropping out of stuff
 
 Zach: fair enough
 
 look, here's the deal
 
 if the Social Network 2 ever actually happens, I automatically win this draft
 
 because I'll have Sorkin AND Fincher
 
 Jonny: So devious
 
 Carson: Unless Danny Boyle directs it...
 
 I'll stop, I'm sorry
 
 Jonny: quick, someone grab Jesse Eisenberg!
 
 Zach: hahahah
 
 Sara, your turn!
 
 Sara: I'm gonna go Alex Garland for director
 
 Jonny: oh interesting
 
 Carson: oh damn, super solid pick
 
 Zach: impossible to deny his quality
 
 Sara: i like alien movie directors
 
 Zach: he just needs studios who are actually willing to market his movies
 
 Sara: A24?!?! are you reading this?!?!
 
 Jonny: His next project looks like it’s a Hulu miniseries
 
 Hopefully that lets him bounce back from Annihilation being absolutely buried at the box office
 
 Carson: Cool, can't wait to be excited about it and never watch it!
 
 Zach: That is also my relationship with 99% of television
 
 "that looks cool, guess I'll watch another episode of The Good Place or re-watch the office"
 
 Sara: ooh i would love to see him get into some original (movie) content on Hulu and Netflix
 
 Carson: Stop trying to kill the theatrical experience Sara
 
 Sara: thanks Marty
 
 Carson: BTW, this draft will be available in 70mm in select cities
 
 Zach: for three weeks
 
 but not YOUR city, just select cities, but nobody will be able to find it
 
 Jonny: Select Citywalk is a shopping mall in Delhi--that’s the only place this chat will be broadcast.
 
 Carson: Alright, with three picks left, I'm going to wait on my final director slot
 
 And go with Lupita Nyong'o
 
 Jonny: GREAT pick
 
 Carson: and Ludwig Göransson (composer)
 
 Jonny: I thought about Goransson, but I have the same hesitation with him as I have with Hurwitz
 
 will he make movies other than Cooglers? or will he just go back to producing Childish albums
 
 Carson: Nolan dropped Zimmer for the guy...
 
 Jonny: Oh, well that definitely changes things.
 
 Zach: I thought Zimmer chose Dune over Tenet
 
 Sara: BOOM
 
 my pick verified
 
 Carson: And Lupita is obviously going to be the world's biggest movie star
 
 Shhhh
 
 Jonny: If there’s any justice in the world, she should be
 
 Sara: Agreed, she's great
 
 Zach: plus you would've gotten double points for Us since she's in it twice
 
 Carson: Lol, if I had to bet on a film it'd be tenet over dune Sara
 
 Sara: Shhhh
 
 Jonny: You guys take Tenet and Dune, no one’s going to see them because we all know Cinema will conclude with CATS
 
 “You Will Believe” isn’t a tagline, it’s a threat.
 
 Zach: okay Sara, hit us
 
 Sara: Robert Pattinson
 
 Jonny: god dammit
 
 Zach: oh damn
 
 Jonny: genius
 
 Zach: he's batman
 
 Sara: and he's just incredible
 
 Jonny: honestly, how dare you
 
 Carson: I FORGOT ABOUT THE BATMAN
 
 Sara: in everything
 
 Zach: but also weird and will eventually get awards
 
 WE ARE ALL DUMB
 
 sara is our based goddess
 
 Carson: I literally thought "never gonna do a blockbuster again"
 
 Sara: honestly I thought about him five seconds ago and was like SHIT
 
 how have we not picked him?!
 
 Jonny: To quote myself, approximately one hour ago: “Once again, Sara outsmarts us all”
 
 Zach: you had a plan the whole time
 
 Can't wait till you get the team together
 
 Rob: "so she picked you before me, Roger? And you, Justin? Damn, did anyone get picked after me???"
 
 Jonny: Alright Zach, you’re up.
 
 Zach: Alright, going out on a limb just because I want written evidence when I am right
 
 The Person of 2019
 
 Florence Pugh
 
 Jonny: Don’t you dare
 
 NO
 
 Sara: WOW
 
 bold move
 
 Jonny: Potential personified
 
 Sara: yes totally
 
 Zach: that's a great summary, Jonny
 
 Sara: and great alliteration too
 
 Carson: Hey, we're in the final rounds, might as well take some risks
 
 Zach: but if you can pull off a Stephen Merchant wrestling comedy, an Ari Aster swedish-hellscape, and Little Women in the same year
 
 caps off, take over the world now
 
 Jonny: I look forward to our new small overlord’s reign
 
 Zach: I know we were limited to 3 actors each
 
 but this draft indicates just how far actor power has fallen
 
 a ton of HUGE acting names still on the board
 
 Jonny: So I think we’re at an interesting inflection point where it’s not clear how much longer the BIG crop of movie stars will be steadily working, and it’s not quite clear who the heirs apparent are
 
 Zach: that's a great point
 
 Carson: Not to be too cynical, but the heyday of the movie star may have come and gone
 
 A real bummer, but I'm worried
 
 Zach: It's tough to know if it's cyclical, though
 
 Jonny: There are some people carrying big franchises, but it’s not clear if those actors can have box office life beyond the IP
 
 but my next pick has had box office success across multiple genres, and has been in the 6th spot for her first Oscar nom several times
 
 Carson: Didn't realize they let you see the nom counts!
 
 Jonny: so with apologies to my other choice (love you Jake Gyllenhaal, you’re still my dude)
 
 I’m going to take Emily Blunt
 
 Sara: Interesting choice
 
 Zach: I actually like it more than Jake, just cause I think he's at that point in his career where he's just saying "screw it, I want to be weird"
 
 Jonny: Blunt is incredibly popular, she jumps between horror, drama, and comedy, and she’s got to get a nom soon, right??
 
 Zach: and she can SING!
 
 Sara: and dance
 
 Jonny: I’m just building a musical over here, no one mind me
 
 Sara: I would LOVE a movie with Blunt and Jackman
 
 You go right ahead Jonny
 
 Jonny: Jake and Emily are my dream cast for the film adaptation of Sunday in the Park with George I’ve always wanted, but I’ll take Hugh in a heartbeat
 
 Anyway, with my last flex spot, I’ll take fellow musical lover Rian Johnson, screenwriter
 
 Zach: that re-watch of The Last Jedi that FINALLY brought you around to the correct opinion is really influencing this pick
 
 Carson: Taking him off the director board you bastard
 
 Sara: LOVED Brick
 
 and also Knives Out
 
 so I have to applaud you
 
 Jonny: I get one of the best up and coming filmmakers around, and I also sabotage Carson
 
 so it’s a win win
 
 Zach: with my final flex, it PAINS me to pass over Spike as writer
 
 Sara: SIGH
 
 Zach: but instead
 
 he'll appreciate my last pick
 
 MASSACHUSETTS NATIVE
 
 Ruth Carter (costumer designer)
 
 Sara: LOVE
 
 I almost picked her
 
 Carson: good pick
 
 Sara: she's wonderful, can't say enough good things
 
 Jonny: she’s fantastic 
 
 Carson: Alright Sara, last pick for you!
 
 Sara: My pick: Sandy Powell
 
 I was SURE no one was going to do a costume designer but now we have two
 
 Jonny: I didn’t even think about costume designers, but that’s a smart pick
 
 Carson: Yeah, I don't hate it
 
 Feels like there's just a handful that are shoo-ins for noms year after year
 
 Jonny: Okay Carson, close us out.
 
 Carson: Ok, here we go
 
 Jonny taking Rian Johnson has set this up to end with a bang
 
 For my final director I'm taking a true wild card
 
 Zach: if you finish with wes anderson I'll die
 
 Sara: please be schults please be schults
 
 Carson: Someone who can make a bazillion dollars or get oscar nominations when you don't even know he has a movie coming out
 
 CLINT EASTWOOD
 
 Sara: LOLOLOLOL
 
 Zach: audibly cackling
 
 Jonny: Jonny has exited the chat
 
 Sara: Carson he is almost NINETY YEARS OLD
 
 Carson: You laugh, but you LITERALLY NEVER KNOW with him
 
 Sara: and still running drugs
 
 Carson: Sara, he's made 9 movies THIS DECADE
 
 Zach: hahahah
 
 Sara: I mean I can't argue with those numbers but
 
 Jonny: Quantity =/= quality
 
 Sara: seems risky
 
 Carson: American sniper released in January and made 350 million domestic 5 YEARS AGO
 
 Zach: do you know who is making his EIGHTH movie of this decade and is almost TWENTY years younger???
 
 STEVEN SPIELBERG
 
 Jonny: for every American Sniper or Sully, you get a J. Edgar or a Jersey Boys
 
 or that train movie
 
 Carson: Thought about him, Eastwood the better pick at this point, hate to say it
 
 Richard Jewell winning best picture, book it
 
 Zach: i need to take a walk
 
 Sara: honestly what an end
 
 Jonny: Disagree, Spielberg’s got a Best Picture nominee and a $500M+ grossing movie more recently than Clint
 
 Zach: jonny
 
 don't bring facts to a knife fight
 
 Jonny: sorry, I meant
 
 Carson you’re dumb and I hate you
 
 Carson: Lets count hardware though
 
 Sara: probably a replaced hip
 
 maybe a knee
 
 OH you meant oscars sorry
 
 Carson: It's a great pick, I win the draft
 
 Ok Sara, you win
 
 Joke of the night
 
 Zach: hahahahaha
 
 Carson: Let's do this again in 5 years and see how it's playing out