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Sep 2023
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'Equalizer' Screenwriter Richard Wenk - ...

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Bryan and Gina welcome in Hollywood screenwriter Richard Wenk to discuss his storied career working in Hollywood starting as an assistant to the director of 'Annie' all the way up to his decade long collaboration with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua on the 'Equalizer' trilogy.


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