“His mother had died about two years before we started filming ‘West Side Story,’ and his father was 102 and going into a pretty steep decline,” Kushner said. There, Spielberg began relating some of his memories to Kushner, and the seeds of “The Fabelmans” were planted. “He sort of laughed it off, and I wasn’t serious - I mean, we had never worked together before.” Over the years, the idea became a running joke between the two, until it developed into something more serious while they were in rehearsals on “West Side Story.” Kushner and Spielberg were clashing over their approach to the musical, and to clear the air Spielberg suggested that they get together at his apartment. “I said ‘That’s an absolutely astonishing story, and someday you have to make a movie about it,'” Kushner said. That camping trip - a family outing where a young Spielberg discovered his mother was in love with his father’s best friend by catching them together on camera - would, 17 years later, serve as the focal point of Kushner and Spielberg’s fourth and most personal collaboration, “The Fabelmans.” “He told me about the films he made as a little kid, and at some point he told me the story of the camping trip,” Kushner told IndieWire. In 2005, screenwriter Tony Kushner was sitting with Steven Spielberg on the set of their first film together, “Munich.” It was the night shooting began, and Kushner casually asked Spielberg when he realized that he wanted to be a filmmaker. For this edition, we look at how “ The Fabelmans” screenwriter Tony Kushner collaborated with Steven Spielberg to tell a story that was deeply personal for both of them. Curated by the IndieWire editorial team, Craft Considerations is a video platform for filmmakers to discuss how they applied their craft to a recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration.
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