Darren & Josh Make a Movie

About Darren & Josh Make a Movie

Filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg offer a raw and unfiltered look at how a film gets made as they take listeners through the development, production and post-production of a brand-new film. No sugarcoating. No industry PR fluff. No spin. Just the messy, frustrating but often exhilarating truth about filmmaking... from idea to distribution.

Publisher

Josh Stolberg

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Jun 2025

Latest episode

6 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Saw 2's Director Pitched a Saw 8 Movie That Never Got Made!?

   The main feed of Darren & Josh Make a Movie is officially on pause… but we're not going anywhere. Welcome to Hollywood Hell the unfiltered side show where Darren and Josh air out their frustrations about the film industry. In this first episode, they talk about getting AI responses instead of real humans, the annoyance of trying to protect their cast and crew when projects don't get the promotion they deserve, and the emotional toll of watching hard work get sidelined. Josh also opens up about his time writing the pilot episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We'll be back with DJMakeAMovie updates when there's real movement on the film. Until then Welcome to Hollywood Hell. Join filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg as they pull back the curtain on the movie-making process. Whether you're a film junkie, an emerging filmmaker, a horror lover, or someone who dreams of one day having ANY career in the entertainment industry… this is for YOU! For more information, along with ways to "join the crew", please visit www.DJMakeAMovie.com. Would you like to be involved with the making of this show? You can't make a movie (or a podcast) without an army… come say hi and shout at us! To stay up to date with the latest, follow along on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube at: @DJMakeAMovie. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Season Two: Episode 6 | Credits Produced | ……Addison Marshall Host | ………………………Darren Lynn BousmanHost | …………….……..…Josh Stolberg Editor | ……………... Thomas Bryant Jack of All Trades/ Still Photographer | …Morgan Rooms Discord Guru | ……...Chase Bellows Instagram Guru | …….Brannigan Wilson Graphic Designer / YouTube Guru | …………Brandon Nieto X Guru | …………Taylor Parmeter Squarespace Website Guru | …………Cyrus Soliman TikTok Guru | …………Madeline Rounds Graphics & Art | …………Shay Harmon Original Music | ………….Andrew Scott Bell VO | ………………………..Scott Marshall Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Will Cherico Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Alina Brem Rotating Editing Team | ………….Addison Marshall, Thomas Bryant, Brandon Bruno, Jackson Avery Steele, Vance Westerdale, Sasha Blore, Morgan Rooms TITLE SEQUENCE | Credits Narration | ………………...Tobin Bell Sequence Designer | ……Jason Ragosta Music by | ……………...….Andrew Scott Bell Editor | …………….…….…Daniel Tong Logo Animation | …………Brian Chow Sound Mix | ……………..…Nick Bozzone SOCIAL TAGS | Follow the Team (we don't bite, unless it's in the script)Darren & Josh Make a Movie | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/BlueSky/YouTube - @DJMakeAMovie Email – DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com Website – www.DJMakeAMovie.com Darren Lynn Bousman | X – Darren_Bousman Instagram - @DarrenBousman Facebook - @DarrenLynnBousman Josh Stolberg | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/Bluesky - @JoshStolberg Website: www.JoshStolberg.com Addison Marshall | Instagram - @atmarshall2004 @atmproductions4 Chase Bellows | Tik Tok - @KrazyHauntzillaOfficial Instagram - @ChaseBellows YouTube - @Hauntzilla Brannigan Wilson | Instagram - @DreamPendulumThomas Bryant | Instagram - @ThomasBryant96 Cyrus Soliman | Instagram - @CyrusSoliman Taylor Parmeter | Instagram - @TaylorRParmeter Madeline Rounds | Instagram - @LetTheSoulsWonder Morgan Rooms | X/Instagram/Tik Tok - @RKDM111 Steve Barton | Instagram - @unclecreepysb X - @unclecreepy Sasha Blore | Instagram - @sasha_blore_portfolio X - @sashafusion Brandon Bruno | X/Instagram - @BrandonCBrunoWill Cherico | Instagram - @WillChericoWrites Bluesky - @WillCherico.bsky.social Vance Westerdale | Instagram/TikTok - @VanceTHxT Jason Ragosta | X/Instagram/Facebook - @JasonRagosta Andrew Scott Bell | X/Instagram/Facebook - @andrewscottbell Daniel Tong | X - @DanielTong17 Instagram - @danieltongeditor Facebook - @DanielTong Brian Chow | X/Instagram - @chowb321 Facebook - @BrianC Nick Bozzone | X/Instagram - @Bozz1Sound Facebook - @NickBozzoneBrandon Nieto | Instagram - @B_Neats X - @TheBrandonNieto Shay Harmon | Website - https://wizardofloneliness.com Jackson Avery Steele | Instagram - @A_Ducks_Quack YouTube - @A-Ducks-Quack/ Website – https://www.aducksquack.com DISCLAIMER: This podcast may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of film and media for educational and commentary purposes. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. The material is used for non-commercial, educational, and critical purposes, and no copyright infringement is intended. Please reach out to DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com if

2. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Darren & Josh expose their BRAINS as Darren's new film TWISTED drops!

   Season 2: Episode 6: The release of Darren's new horror film TWISTED (starring Lauren LaVera and Djimon Hounsou) is the occasion, as Darren and Josh discuss the dynamic tension between studio/producer notes and the director's vision, the urgency of promoting your own film, and how to edit under a deadline. Think your job is hard? Try making an exposed brain that doesn't look like a conehead. (Warning: exposed brain ahead.) And check out TWISTED on VOD everywhere! Join filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg as they pull back the curtain on the movie-making process. Whether you're a film junkie, an emerging filmmaker, a horror lover, or someone who dreams of one day having ANY career in the entertainment industry… this is for YOU! For more information, along with ways to "join the crew", please visitwww.DJMakeAMovie.com. Would you like to be involved with the making of this show? You can't make a movie (or a podcast) without an army… come say hi and shout at us! To stay up to date with the latest, follow along on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube at: @DJMakeAMovie. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Season Two: Episode 5 | Credits Produced | ……Addison Marshall Host | ………………………Darren Lynn Bousman Host | …………….……..…Josh Stolberg Editor | ……………...Brandon Bruno Jack of All Trades/ Still Photographer | …Morgan Rooms Discord Guru | ……...Chase Bellows Instagram Guru | …….Brannigan Wilson Graphic Designer / YouTube Guru | …………Brandon Nieto X Guru | …………Taylor Parmeter Squarespace Website Guru | …………Cyrus Soliman TikTok Guru | …………Madeline Rounds Graphics & Art | …………Shay Harmon Original Music | ………….Andrew Scott Bell VO | ………………………..Scott Marshall Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Will Cherico Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Alina Brem Rotating Editing Team | ………….Addison Marshall, Thomas Bryant, Brandon Bruno, Jackson Avery Steele, Vance Westerdale, Sasha Blore, Morgan Rooms TITLE SEQUENCE | Credits Narration | ………………...Tobin Bell Sequence Designer | ……Jason Ragosta Music by | ……………...….Andrew Scott Bell Editor | …………….…….…Daniel Tong Logo Animation | …………Brian Chow Sound Mix | ……………..…Nick Bozzone SOCIAL TAGS | Follow the Team (we don't bite, unless it's in the script) Darren & Josh Make a Movie | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/BlueSky/YouTube - @DJMakeAMovie Email – DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com Website – www.DJMakeAMovie.com Darren Lynn Bousman | X – Darren_Bousman Instagram - @DarrenBousman Facebook - @DarrenLynnBousman Josh Stolberg | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/Bluesky - @JoshStolberg Website: www.JoshStolberg.com Addison Marshall | Instagram - @atmarshall2004 @atmproductions4 Chase Bellows | Tik Tok - @KrazyHauntzillaOfficial Instagram - @ChaseBellows YouTube - @Hauntzilla Brannigan Wilson | Instagram - @DreamPendulum Thomas Bryant | Instagram - @ThomasBryant96 Cyrus Soliman | Instagram - @CyrusSoliman Taylor Parmeter | Instagram - @TaylorRParmeter Madeline Rounds | Instagram - @LetTheSoulsWonder Morgan Rooms | X/Instagram/Tik Tok - @RKDM111 Steve Barton | Instagram - @unclecreepysb X - @unclecreepy Sasha Blore | Instagram - @sasha_blore_portfolio X - @sashafusion Brandon Bruno | X/Instagram - @BrandonCBruno Will Cherico | Instagram - @WillChericoWrites Bluesky - @WillCherico.bsky.social Vance Westerdale | Instagram/TikTok - @VanceTHxT Jason Ragosta | X/Instagram/Facebook - @JasonRagosta Andrew Scott Bell | X/Instagram/Facebook - @andrewscottbell Daniel Tong | X - @DanielTong17 Instagram - @danieltongeditor Facebook - @DanielTong Brian Chow | X/Instagram - @chowb321 Facebook - @BrianC Nick Bozzone | X/Instagram - @Bozz1Sound Facebook - @NickBozzone Brandon Nieto | Instagram - @B_Neats X - @TheBrandonNieto Shay Harmon | Website - https://wizardofloneliness.com Jackson Avery Steele | Instagram - @A_Ducks_Quack YouTube - @A-Ducks-Quack/ Website – https://www.aducksquack.com DISCLAIMER: This podcast may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of film and media for educational and commentary purposes. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. The material is used for non-commercial, educational, and critical purposes, and no copyright infringement is intended. Please reach out to DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com if you have a concern.

3. 

   4 Feb 2026

   Darren & Josh Crash Days of the Dead

   Season 2: Episode 5: Josh and Darren do more research at Days of the Dead in Las Vegas, Nevada, and chat with fans and filmmakers alike. From the Soska Sisters to the Exorcist's Pazuzu's Eileen Dietz to CJ Graham (Jason Vorhees), all the way to Art the Clown himself, David Howard Thorton. Team members Brannigan Wilson and Cyrus Soliman take the mic to interview horror fanatics as the guys move closer to locking down their new horror pitch. Join filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg as they pull back the curtain on the movie-making process. Whether you're a film junkie, an emerging filmmaker, a horror lover, or someone who dreams of one day having ANY career in the entertainment industry… this is for YOU! For more information, along with ways to "join the crew", please visitwww.DJMakeAMovie.com. Would you like to be involved with the making of this show? You can't make a movie (or a podcast) without an army… come say hi and shout at us! To stay up to date with the latest, follow along on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube at: @DJMakeAMovie. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Season Two: Episode 5 | Credits Produced | ……Addison Marshall Host | ………………………Darren Lynn Bousman Host | …………….……..…Josh Stolberg Editor | ……………...Vance Westerdale Jack of All Trades/ Still Photographer | …Morgan Discord Guru | ……...Chase Bellows Instagram Guru | …….Brannigan Wilson Graphic Designer / YouTube Guru | …………Brandon Nieto X Guru | …………Taylor Parmeter Squarespace Website Guru | …………Cyrus Soliman TikTok Guru | …………Madeline Rounds Graphics & Art | …………Shay Harmon Original Music | ………….Andrew Scott Bell VO | ………………………..Scott Marshall Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Will Cherico Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Alina Brem Rotating Editing Team | ………….Addison Marshall, Thomas Bryant, Brandon Bruno, Jackson Avery Steele, Vance Westerdale, Sasha Blore, Morgan Rooms SPECIAL GUESTS: David Howard Thornton, The Soska Sisters, Eileen Dietz and many more. TITLE SEQUENCE | Credits Narration | ………………...Tobin Bell Sequence Designer | ……Jason Ragosta Music by | ……………...….Andrew Scott Bell Editor | …………….…….…Daniel Tong Logo Animation | …………Brian Chow Sound Mix | ……………..…Nick Bozzone SOCIAL TAGS | Follow the Team (we don't bite, unless it's in the script) Darren & Josh Make a Movie | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/BlueSky/YouTube - @DJMakeAMovie Email – DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com Website – www.DJMakeAMovie.com Darren Lynn Bousman | X – Darren_Bousman Instagram - @DarrenBousman Facebook - @DarrenLynnBousman Josh Stolberg | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/Bluesky - @JoshStolberg Website: www.JoshStolberg.com Addison Marshall | Instagram - @atmarshall2004 @atmproductions4 Chase Bellows | Tik Tok - @KrazyHauntzillaOfficial Instagram - @ChaseBellows YouTube - @Hauntzilla Brannigan Wilson | Instagram - @DreamPendulum Thomas Bryant | Instagram - @ThomasBryant96 Cyrus Soliman | Instagram - @CyrusSoliman Taylor Parmeter | Instagram - @TaylorRParmeter Madeline Rounds | Instagram - @LetTheSoulsWonder Morgan Rooms | X/Instagram/Tik Tok - @RKDM111 Steve Barton | Instagram - @unclecreepysb X - @unclecreepy Sasha Blore | Instagram - @sasha_blore_portfolio X - @sashafusion Brandon Bruno | X/Instagram - @BrandonCBruno Will Cherico | Instagram - @WillChericoWrites Bluesky - @WillCherico.bsky.social Vance Westerdale | Instagram/TikTok - @VanceTHxT Jason Ragosta | X/Instagram/Facebook - @JasonRagosta Andrew Scott Bell | X/Instagram/Facebook - @andrewscottbell Daniel Tong | X - @DanielTong17 Instagram - @danieltongeditor Facebook - @DanielTong Brian Chow | X/Instagram - @chowb321 Facebook - @BrianC Nick Bozzone | X/Instagram - @Bozz1Sound Facebook - @NickBozzone Brandon Nieto | Instagram - @B_Neats X - @TheBrandonNieto Shay Harmon | Website - https://wizardofloneliness.com Jackson Avery Steele | Instagram - @A_Ducks_Quack YouTube - @A-Ducks-Quack/ Website – https://www.aducksquack.com (https://www.aducksquack.com/) DISCLAIMER: This podcast may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of film and media for educational and commentary purposes. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. The material is used for non-commercial, educational, and critical purposes, and no copyright infringement is intended. Please reach out to DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com if you have a concern.

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Saw 2's Director Pitched a Saw 8 Movie That Never Got Made!?

Published 6 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I'm just curious, like, I know Kevin went in to Lionsgate to pitch his version of Saw 8, but you went into Lionsgate to pitch your version of Saw 8, right? Yeah. I did. And I was attached to Saw X before Kevin was. But then Mark originally sent me Saw X first. And then I think the Chris Rock thing happened and he pivoted. I had what I still think to be one of the coolest ways that Saw should have ended. Right. That I went into Lions getting pitched. I think around the same time you were pitching your version of it. which was basically, the opening scene was the desecration of all of the totems from Saul. […]

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