Making “Ozark” and “The Accountant” with Mark Williams—Hollywood Writer & Producer

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Mark Williams is one of the masterminds behind some of the best TV and movies of the past decade. He was a writer and producer for Netflix’s smash Ozark. He produced Ben Affleck’s action films The Accountant and The Accountant 2. He’s done movies with Liam Neeson, Alfie Allen, and Jon Bernthal. But his next big swing just might be the most aggressive of his career. In this conversation, Mark takes us behind the scenes of Hollywood movie production, unpacks why stories matter, and explains why he’s risking his reputation to make a film about a nonprofit. Mark is an aggressive man making aggressive moves. His stories, and life, are inspiring.

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0:00.0	Dirt, have you seen those art?
0:00.9	I haven't seen that either.
0:01.8	What is your problem?
0:03.0	Dirt, you're fired.
0:05.3	Dirt, you're fired.
0:07.1	Dirt, time for you to get more the world in you, Dirt.
0:08.8	Time for you to get more dirty.
0:10.0	I got to watch the TV.
0:10.9	Jopening it's more morally nuanced. Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:31.2	Sometimes I hear somebody talk.
0:33.0	I bump into somebody and I just go, you, yeah you, I need you on my podcast. Please, pretty please,
0:39.8	would you do it? And today, that guy said yes. His name is Mark Williams. He has produced
0:48.9	some of the places where I have wasted the most time in my life.
0:55.1	He is the man responsible for Ozarks from Netflix.
1:00.9	Yes, I have one guy who will admit I actually watched it, Jason Baseman and Laura Lennie.
1:06.4	How about the most underrated movie ever that keeps building steam?
1:11.9	We're talking to him about that.
1:13.0	The accountant starring Ben Affleck or The Honest Thief are Backlight starring Leem Neeson.
1:20.7	My wife has seen every single Leem Neeson movie there is.
1:24.4	Like, I'm actually getting concerned about it.
1:26.1	Like, he's older than me. He's skinnier than me.
1:28.9	Why must you continue to watch him? I don't know. Well, I don't get it, but he's there. Anyway,
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