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Iowan filmmakers behind 'A Quiet Place' and '65' are opening a new cinema in their hometown

Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Grab your popcorn and get comfy. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks about the upcoming movies Champions and 65 with the people who made them.

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods found new ways to scare filmgoers with 2018's A Quiet Place, and now they’re taking us 65 million years back in time. The duo got their start in Iowa, and now, in addition to their work on movies, they're opening a theater in Davenport.

Then Mark Rizzo, who wrote Championsstarring Woody Harrelson, joins the episode to discuss why he set the comedy in Des Moines.

Guests:

  • Scott Beck, screenwriter, director, co-owner Beck/Woods production company
  • Bryan Woods, screenwriter, director, co-owner Beck/Woods production company
  • Mark Rizzo, screenwriter
Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio