Writing The Wolf Of Wall Street - Terence Winter

The Wolf Of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, and the true story behind the film is discussed with film writer Terence Winter in this uncensored Media Mayhem interview. Winter's experience working on the Sopranos, plus his creation of Boardwalk Empire is also touched on in this fascinating look at The Wolf Of Wall Street, and he explains why the film of Jordan Belfort's book had to be the tour-de-force of sex, greed, and drugs that has become the most anticipated film of the year. GUEST BIO: Terence Winter is an Emmy winning writer and producer for TV and film. A graduate of St. John's University School of Law he practiced law in New York City before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a screenwriting career. He has written for and produced The Sopranos, created Boardwalk Empire, and in addition to writing several movies he has written the new Martin Scorsese release, The Wolf of Wall Street. ADD'L LINKS: http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/cast-and-crew/terence-winter http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5371 Media Mayhem Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOXxRegjCJI&list=PLC937B599FD2B8241 Media Mayhem Short Clips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i457TI3wMM&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGcz4un-zws5sMlCLk3NNjDP https://www.facebook.com/MediaMayhem?directed_target_id=0 https://www.facebook.com/thelip.tv http://www.youtube.com/theliptv EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 01:40 - Brief synopsis of "The Wolf of Wall Street" 02:10 - What its like collaborating with Martin Scorsese 04:20 - What was your reaction to the book and Jordan Belfort? 05:55 - What does this film say about modern American society. 06:45 - Are you concerned about how people will or won't relate to the protagonist? 08:55 - Why was it so critical that this film depict so much nudity, sex, drugs and illicit behavior? 10:55 - The humor is similar to 'Goodfellas.' Was that intentional? 12:55 - Breaking the fourth wall and why? 14:52 - Was 'Wallstreet' and the Gordon Gekko character an inspiration? 17:18 - Jonah Hill's character 18:30 - How much of the physical comedy was scripted vs improvised? 20:50 - The length of the film and some of the controversy around it. 25:14 - The real Jordan Belfort 27:18 - Rob Reiner's character 29:20 - How women are depicted in "The Wolf of Wall Street" 31:00 - How the FBI Investigation plays into the story 33:30 - The arc of the anti-hero and how audiences react 34:35 - Jonah Hills performance and how Terence felt about him being casted 37:40 - Matthew McConaughey's character 39:40 - The depiction of Steve Madden 42:02 - How important is it to be historically accurate with a story like this? 43:30 - Was it difficult to adapt someone else's story to film? 44:45 - Closing and credits