Matt and his loyal, anxious assistant drive up to a gothic, gargoyle-adorned mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The gate opens with a creak. Inside, Barry F. Liszt (played by Anthony Hopkins , droll and terrifying) is sitting in a home theater that’s also a taxidermy museum. A stuffed bear wears an Oscar statuette as a necklace.
Matt: "H255. The original camera negative for Hot Lead High . We need it. Now ." the studio s01e03 h255
She pulls out a small film canister from her giant purse. "When Barry 'acquired' it, I made a safety print. I keep it next to my extra-strength Tylenol. He has a dupe . He’s been bluffing for twenty years." Matt and his loyal, anxious assistant drive up
Quentin storms out. Matt’s phone buzzes. It’s , the studio’s cunning head of physical production. Liszt (played by Anthony Hopkins , droll and
Matt: "Why would Barry have our negative?"
Matt is in his glass-walled office, pacing. Across from him sits (playing an exaggerated version of himself), wearing a purple velvet suit and holding a vintage coffee cup.
Back at Continental, Matt has a choice. He can’t tell Quentin the truth. The whole movie, plus the mule western, hangs in the balance.