Director Roundtable: Regina King, Spike Lee, George Clooney and More Reflect on Cinematic Experience

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Chloe Zhao, George C. Wolfe, Lee Isaac Chung and Paul Greengrass also convened to discuss the joys of perfect casting, the most challenging scenes, and the Academy's diversity-and-inclusion efforts.

As for so many other industries, the past year has been brutal to film. On a mid-December morning, seven directors who released some of the year's most celebrated cinematic work amid the uncertainty of the pandemic gathered for The Hollywood Reporter's Director Roundtable, including Minari's Lee Isaac Chung, The Midnight Sky's George Clooney, News of the World's Paul Greengrass, One Night in Miami's Regina King, Da 5 Bloods' Spike Lee, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom's George C. Wolfe and Nomadland's Chloé Zhao. The group, who convened via video conference from homes and offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, tackled Hollywood's loss of Chadwick Boseman, the stressors of shooting during the pandemic, the Academy's new rules about inclusion, and the current "state of emergency" for cinema.

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