Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the writing team behind the mega-blockbuster Marvel Avengers movies, drop by to talk about writing the Biggest Movie of All Time (adjusted for inflation). They share their experience writing meta Baywatch spec scripts and balancing 20+ protagonists in The Avengers. Reza quizzes them in “God or Superhero,” and they debate the religious resonance of modern superhero movies.

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Rough Draft is a Topic Original Series.

Hosted by Reza Aslan.

Executive Produced by Reza Aslan, David Andreone, Alfredo de Villa, and Safa Samieyazde’-Yazd. Executive Producers for Topic, Ryan Chanatry, Anna Holmes, and Gena Konstantinakos. Production aid from Russell Sperberg.

Music and Theme by Jacob Snider. Sound by Sean Oakley. Editing and mixing by Will Stanton, with additional editing by Blake V.

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