Nicholas Stoller has had a hand in making some of the funniest and most successful comedies of the 21st century. To a casual observer, it seems like the TV world is becoming more receptive to funding sharp, character-based comedies than movies are. So that stuff has gravitated to TV.
Chaos and big laughs ensue. None of that is autobiographical at all. Like, that kind of thing I can certainly identify with. But the two weddings being double booked is really just a way to explore the emotional experiences these characters are going through. When I try to think of funny wedding stories, I really come up short. I wish I did. Everything that happens in the movie I made up. I was looking back at your movies over the weekend.
There are very few heroes and villains. I see a lot of rivals; stories where I like both people who are kind of butting heads. Yeah, I think a good comedy β or not even a comedy, a good story β is about rivals. It creates a lot of conflict, which is what you need for dramas or comedies.
Challengers is another one we were just talking about. I think that rivalry allows you to explore a lot of emotional experiences and also tell a story filled with tension that makes the viewer want to keep watching it. So particularly with comedies and the kinds of movies I make, early on I figured out There was nothing redeeming about him.
Yeah, I had the idea of a double-booked destination wedding years ago, but I had nothing else. I knew it was a commercial idea so I kind of kept it on the back shelf. Because Will looks like an everyman a bit, he then has this loose cannon quality.
