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Companion with Drew Hancock and Rob Savage (Ep. 530)

Companion with Drew Hancock and Rob Savage (Ep. 530)

Update: 2025-02-26
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Director Drew Hancock discusses his new film, Companion, with fellow Director Rob Savage in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses taking inspiration from grounded dramas instead of modern science fiction, working with Actor Sophie Thatcher to establish the feel of the robot character, and his process of discovering shots with his Actors instead of storyboarding parts of the film.


The film follows Iris and her boyfriend Josh as they go on a weekend getaway to a remote cabin with a group of friends. When it comes to light that Iris is a companion robot, the vacation unravels into chaos as she goes haywire and exacts revenge.


See photos and a summary of this event below:


https://dga.org/Events/2025/March2025/Companion_QnA_0225

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Companion with Drew Hancock and Rob Savage (Ep. 530)

Companion with Drew Hancock and Rob Savage (Ep. 530)

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