Touch Each Picture to Read the Story INK TALES Star Wars: Captain Phasma The brilliant Kelly Thompson brings Issue 30 Cover: the famed First Order leader to life Illustration by in a Marvel miniseries that leads up Michael Koelsch to the events of The Last Jedi. By Danny Munso Letter from the Publisher BLOODLIST TALES Contributors Killing Time Jose Prendes combines horror, comedy Masthead and time travel into a script that landed him on the 2017 compendium Art and of the best dark scripts in Hollywood. Photo Credits By Danny Munso RETRO Reservoir Dogs: 25th-Anniversary Q&A Writer-director Quentin Tarantino, actor Michael Madsen and producer Lawrence Bender reminisce about the iconic heist flick, which emerged from a Sundance filmmakers lab. By Jeremy Smith q TV DVR’D Drunk History Derek Waters talks about the progression and process behind his hit Comedy Central series. By Danny Munso TV STREAMED Godless Writer-director Scott Frank on wrangling his beloved film script into an epic Netflix miniseries. By Jeremy Smith TV STREAMED The Punisher Steve Lightfoot on capturing the returning-vet experience and writing the tortured character at the heart of Netflix’s latest Marvel series. By Danny Munso INSIDE THE ACADEMY’S 2017 NICHOLL COMPETITION Goodfellows Meet this year’s Nicholl Fellowship recipients, rewarded for writing their labors of love by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. By Claude Chung q COVER STORY Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Writer/Director Rian Johnson discusses his film’s biggest moments and what it took to fly the space opera saga into uncharted territory. By Jeff Goldsmith COVER STORY Star Wars: The Last Jedi—The Producer Ram Bergman on his decade-plus collaboration with Rian Johnson, how he broke into the business and his role in the year’s blockbuster. By Danny Munso COVER STORY Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Cinematographer Steve Yedlin began shooting Rian John- son’s student films at 18. Now they’ve taken a trip to a galaxy far, far away. By Danny Munso COVER STORY Star Wars: The Last Jedi—The Editor Bob Ducsay on editing an effects-heavy project, making suggestions to Rian Johnson and crafting the key Luke-Rey sequence at the end of the film. By Danny Munso q CURRENT CINEMA All the Money in the World Scribe David Scarpa looks at a megalo- maniacal patriarch during a kidnap- ping crisis as he brings John Pearson’s novel to the big screen. By Amy Nicholson CURRENT CINEMA The Disaster Artist Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber on adapting the tell-all of one beloved—yet uniformly terrible—film. By Amy Nicholson NOVEL IDEA The Disaster Artist After surviving The Room, actor- turned-author Greg Sestero and co-writer Tom Bissell shaped his funny stories into a nonfiction saga. By Amy Nicholson CURRENT CINEMA I, Tonya—The Director Craig Gillespie on what drew him to Tonya Harding’s tragic story and how he crafted the spectacular skating scenes that are the film’s backbone. By Danny Munso q CURRENT CINEMA I, Tonya—The Writer Screenwriter Steven Rogers swaps grit for grace in his wild yet inti- mate peek at the life of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding. By Amy Nicholson CURRENT CINEMA Lady Bird Greta Gerwig talks about her bril- liant directorial debut, a love letter to her hometown of Sacramento. By Danny Munso CURRENT CINEMA The Shape of Water Director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and co-writer Vanessa Taylor blend fantasy, romance and danger in a unique fairy tale. By Claude Chung CURRENT CINEMA The Post—The Screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer on working with Steven Spielberg and creating the moments that shape the year’s most resonant film. By Danny Munso & Jeff Goldsmith q CURRENT CINEMA An Evening with The Post After a screening, Steven Spiel- berg, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and the creative team discuss the need to make this movie now. By Jeremy Smith SPOILERS & ALL Thor: Ragnarok Co-writer/director Taika Waititi divulges the secrets behind his runaway hit. By Jeff Goldsmith PODCAST ROUNDUP Hear top writers, directors and actors discuss their films in our Q&A screening series. BLACK LIST TALES Strongman Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb do a part-fact, part- fiction take on David Prowse, the man behind Darth Vader’s mask. By Danny Munso AWARDS-SEASON READ Enjoy 36 scripts from the trophy contenders for your winter reading pleasure. .