The story behind the birth of a billion-dollar burger business is retold in Director John Lee Hancock’s new biographical drama, The Founder.

Hancock’s film tells the true story of how of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Recognizing the franchise possibilities inherent in their speedy food preparation system, he maneuvered himself into a position to buy them out and create a fast food empire.

Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on December 10, Hancock sat down with Director Jonathan Mostow (Hunter’s Prayer) to discuss the making of The Founder.

In addition to The Founder, Hancock’s credits include the feature films Saving Mr. Banks, The Rookie, The Alamo and The Blind Side and episodes of the television series L.A. Doctors and Falcone. He has been a member of the DGA since 1999.

You can listen to Hancock's Q&A by clicking the podcast episode embedded below. You can find all DGA podcast episodes here.