Ep 15: Marty Bowen — Producer of Twilight and Mazerunner

Marty Bowen is the co-founder of Temple Hill Entertainment and the producer of Twilight, which grossed over $3 billion dollars worldwide. His movies include the Mazerunner Series, The Fault in Our Stars, and The First Man.

Marty went to Harvard but saw himself as an outsider. He began his Hollywood career as a trainee at United Talent Agency, working his way up to becoming an agent. In 2006, he identified a hole in the market and after a fateful lunch meeting started Temple Hill Entertainment. As an agent and later a producer, he learned to navigate hundreds if not thousands of personalities to create each movie.

In this week’s episode, I talk with Marty about what got him into the movie business and the moment he knew Twilight would be a success. He shares his uncommon superpower, “anxiety” and how he uses it to make better decisions. We talk about how he has come to expect failure and sees his job as a job of failure. Marty is a lot of fun, charming and a pleasure to be around.