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Aug 19, 2021 · Executive producer William Horberg does not exaggerate when he says, albeit jokingly, that it “took 30 years to get paid.”
- Harper Lambert
- Chapter 1: The Next One
- Chapter 2: Failed Opening Moves
- Chapter 3: 1992, Bill Horberg Enters The Scene
- Chapter 4: You Have to Fall in Love
- Chapter 5: Lining Up The Pieces
- Chapter 6: Casting Anya Taylor-Joy
- Chapter 7: Epic Battles
- Chapter 8: Get This Thing Made Or Die Trying
- Chapter 9: The End Game
ALLAN SCOTT: People always ask me: “What’s your favorite film that you’ve ever made?” I’ve made over 20. And the truthful answer is the next one. I couldn’t write the next one if I didn’t think it was going to be the best one. One day, the wonderful British director [Nic Roeg] came to me and said, “Read this book. I think you’ll like it.” And he ga...
JUNE COHEN: How do you find the right creative partners? Be prepared for a long journey – and wait for the right people with the right elements at the right time. ALLAN SCOTT: Four or five different directors wanted to make the movie. I did this over a period of many, many years. And, you know, these processes take forever. You sit down with a new ...
ALLAN SCOTT: Bill, there, managed to make Searching for Bobby Fischer. And it was a damn good movie. It was the other good chess player besides Beth Harmon. BILL HORBERG: In 1992, I was producing, Searching for Bobby Fischer. At the same time, I was producing a television series for Showtime called Fallen Angels. And two of the writers on that tele...
How do you bounce back after yet another rejection? If it’s the right project, you won’t have a choice. BILL HORBERG: I reached out to Allen and told him of my love of the book. It seemed like it was probably at a moment between these many directors, and I said, “Could I throw in with you?” He very graciously offered to work together to see if we c...
After years of failed attempts, how can you finally score a win? Change the game you’re playing. BILL HORBERG: Years later, Scott Frank went and made Godless as a limited series for Netflix and he had success critically, commercially. They asked him what he wanted to do next and he called me up and he said, “I really would love to bring The Queen’s...
How do you engineer a creative breakthrough? Search relentlessly for the right people, and then trust them to take a risk. ALLAN SCOTT: There isn’t practically a frame of the story that she isn’t in. It had to be somebody whose whole demeanor held you enthralled. And I think that’s the thing I saw first about her. I thought she’s also just a little...
How do you avoid conflict with your creative partners? You actually shouldn’t. Just know the difference between disagreeing and being disagreeable. BILL HORBERG: You have to have tension. You have to have some honest conflict through something for it to get strong. These movies get made well out of the fires. Not that people have to be disagreeable...
ALLAN SCOTT: One day, I thought I wasn’t feeling well, and I said to my wife, “It can’t possibly be COVID because I had that.” She said, “Yes, but you had it eight months ago. It could be back.” “No, no, no,” I said. Eventually we had to call an ambulance. I was begging the paramedics, “Please don’t take me to the hospital. Just don’t take me to th...
BILL HORBERG: The great paradox of The Queen’s Gambitis how could something that takes 30 years to get made, come into the world at exactly the right time. It’s almost like the project waited for the world to arrive at a moment where it could not only get made, but break all the records and be seen by 100 million people. ALLAN SCOTT: The only good ...
Feb 1, 2021 · During quarantine, many spent their time watching The Queen’s Gambit, the temporary record-holder for most watched series on Netflix. For those who stuck around for the credits, one name in particular might have stood out: Latin alum, and executive producer, William Horberg ‘76.
The Queen's Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become an elite chess player while struggling with emotional problems, drugs and alcohol dependency. The title of the series refers to a chess opening of the same name.
Jul 13, 2021 · “Winning the championship wasn’t really the emotional payoff of the story; it was regaining her humanity,” explains “The Queen’s Gambit” executive producer William Horberg in an exclusive...
Feb 3, 2021 · The success of Frank’s Godless on Netflix put the creator into a position to finally propel Queen’s Gambit into a reality. Regarding to the world’s love affair with Beth Harmon, Horberg says...
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Anya Taylor-Joy, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Team Reflect on the Show’s Huge Success. For “The Queen’s Gambit” executive producer William Horberg, the hit Netflix chess series presents a ...
