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Brian Koppelman says Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler and Uma Thurman were the creators' first choices for their roles in Super Pumped.
“I mean, Joe was our first choice. Kyle Chandler was our first choice. And Uma Thurman.”
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7 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
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Brian Koppelman says he told Bill Gurley the show would be sourced from Mike Isaac's book, not from private social conversations.
“Mike Isaac sent me his book. We're going to go tell this story. Anything I may have heard from any conversation that I had with you socially is not in the show.”
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Brian Koppelman says the producers could not get the rights to use Casino Royale in Super Pumped.
“We couldn't get the rights to Casino Royale. It's like the only time I've ever not got the rights to anything.”
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Brian Koppelman says he and David Levien did about 100 hours of research and found that Uber's Eiffel Tower founding story was apocryphal.
“David and I did 100 hours of research. And so we found like the quote unquote founding story of Uber where they're looking over from the Eiffel Tower.”
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Mike Isaac messaged Brian Koppelman on Twitter asking him to read his Uber book months before publication.
“Mike DM'd me on Twitter. Would you read my book? It's not coming out for five months.”
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Brian Koppelman says Super Pumped shows drivers who bought cars under Uber deals and later had them towed away.
“the driver who thought he was going to have a fleet of cars because there were deals that encouraged him to buy those cars.”
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Brian Koppelman says his first film bombed in theaters but later became a beloved classic.
“You know, the movie was a bomb in the theaters. But now it's, you know, obviously a movie that people not only like, but are obsessed with.”
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