#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones

Thomas Tull is founder of Legendary Entertainment, Tulco, part-owner of Pittsburgh Steelers, and guitarist for the band Ghost Hounds. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ghost Hounds: https://www.ghosthounds.com/
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Legendary Entertainment: https://www.legendary.com/

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:14) – Legendary Entertainment
(23:56) – James Cameron
(25:50) – Storytelling
(36:02) – Allure of movies
(39:56) – Future of American industries
(58:48) – Tulco
(1:03:58) – Intellectual honest and life lessons
(1:14:30) – Colossal
(1:18:28) – Warren Buffet
(1:27:10) – The Rolling Stones
(1:45:20) – Greatest guitarist
(1:53:33) – Thomas Tull’s music
(2:03:00) – Football
(2:13:56) – Advice for young people
(2:19:42) – Mortality and death