Jez Butterworth

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Skyfall (2012); Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Spectre (2015); Cruella (2021); F1 (2025).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

101 Dalmatians: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Cruella (2021), which they wrote: 101 Dalmatians ⇒ Cruella (the host's read). Cruella is the origin story of the evil lady from 101 Dalmatians who wants coats from dog fur.
    “Cruella is the origin story of this lady.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 1:28:52 · Shea Serrano (0.50 sure it was them)

Casino Royale (2006): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they wrote: Casino Royale ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Skyfall is the payoff of the first Craig movie, where Vesper's betrayal shows Bond can feel.
    “it's also the ultimate payoff of what starts in the 1st Craig movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:12:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

Christopher Nolan: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they wrote: Christopher Nolan ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Bond producers wanted their own critically acclaimed thriller since Nolan was having all the fun with Bond-esque movies.
    “Let's do it ourselves.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:35 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Groundhog Day (1993): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Edge of Tomorrow (2014), which they wrote: Groundhog Day ⇒ Edge of Tomorrow (the host's read). The pitch is Groundhog Day as sci-fi action, and it keeps the loop while adding war stakes.
    “Doug Lyman is doing like an sci-fi action movie groundhog day with Tom Cruise”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:11:26 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Martin Donnelly: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through F1 (2025), which they wrote: Martin Donnelly ⇒ F1 (the host's read). The crash that ends Sonny's career was based on Donnelly's real crash, and he advised on the film.
    “The crash that ended, Sonny's career was based on the actual crash of Martin Donnelly in the 1990s Spanish Grand Prix.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:25:28 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Rocky IV (1985): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through F1 (2025), which they wrote: Rocky IV ⇒ F1 (the host's read). Sonny and Kate's beer scene cuts into an old-school versus new-school training montage like Rocky IV.
    “Right into the Rocky 4 training montage”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:48:10 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

The Dark Knight (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they wrote: The Dark Knight ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Creed (2015): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they wrote: Skyfall ⇒ Creed (the host's read). Bringing a prestige director to a franchise leads to Coogler doing Creed and Black Panther.
    “It leads to things like Ryan Kugler does Creed in Black Panther”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:54 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Edge of Tomorrow (2014), which they wrote: Edge of Tomorrow ⇒ Top Gun: Maverick (the host's read). Edge cracked a new era of Cruise; Ethan Hunt and Maverick run on what he learned here.
    “That Maverick is really running on a lot of this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:03:24 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (5) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (people): Jez Butterworth → Skyfall. Butterworth is suspected of writing the Bond-and-Silva scenes uncredited and also worked on Spectre.
    “who I reckless, recklessly suspect, wrote these scenes between Bond and Silva”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:01:51 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.