Episode 224: Rodney Rothman

My guest today is writer, producer and director, Rodney Rothman. Rodney is best known for co-directing and co-writing the 2018 hit movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the upcoming follow-up movie in the series Across the Spider-Verse. We talk about what he learned while working under David Letterman, his movies and more during this episode.

This episode is proudly sponsored by isolved, a complete workforce management solution. Go to isolvedhcm.com for more information.

The 5 questions I ask in this episode:

1. What did you learn from working under David Letterman that has helped you succeed in Hollywood?
2. How hard was it to bring a character like Miles Morales to life on the big screen why do you think he resonates so much with audiences?
3. What were the challenges of using innovative technology to tell the stories you wanted in the Spider-Verse movies?
4. What inspired you to write a humor book about retiring so early in your career, and what does your version of retirement look like?
5. What’s your best piece of career advice?

Video interview:

Follow Rodney’s journey:

• Twitter