" What Just Happened? " is based on producer Art Linson‘s book "What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line", the film version tells the story of one very successful Hollywood producer, and the ways in which he juggles multiple professional crises, as well as some prickly domestic issues at the same time. " Robert De Niro " is our movie producer, doing his best, ‘sly‘ comedic work since "Wag the Dog". John Turturro is the archetypal agent: skittish, shifty, and packing a nasty ulcer. Stanley Tucci is the writer who needs our protagonist for professional reasons, but pursues his ex–wife ( Robin Wright Penn ) for other activities. Michael Wincott is the drug–infested director whose ultra–edgy film is being mangled by horrifying studio boss Catherine Keener . " What Just Happened? " is by all means a colorful and funny expose of modern–day Hollywood, depicting how outrageous and unbelievable it is that art turns into pure commerce.