James McTeigue
James McTeigue
James McTeigueis an Australian film director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including Dark City, the Matrix trilogyand Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and made his directorial debut with the 2006 film V for Vendetta to critical acclaim. Since Vendetta he has collaborated with the Wachowskis an additional three times as director on The Invasion, Ninja Assassin and Sense8...
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She's an amazing actress. You need to believe the journey that character goes on, and I think Natalie lets you really believe it. She's your guide through the narrative. It's really about her presence and her intelligence.
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I've been an assistant director for a long time and I guess everyone who comes out of film school hopes they'll be a director.
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He's a decent guy and he's about making your film better and not about what it will do for Hugo Weaving.
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Now that the film has made money, that makes you a more attractive business proposition in Hollywood.
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Without sounding conceited about it, it was hard but it did not seem like such a huge leap, because I had done a lot of big films and been around enough talented directors to know what to do if I was in their position.
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For Alan, the material is 25 years old and there is a part of him that has moved on. It is disappointing he didn't want to be involved with it, but that's Alan. That's his personality.
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It is a controversial subject matter but it is also a dialogue we have every day.
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This film is not a franchise film, Well, first you would need a continuing story.
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It is an allegory. It is about things that have gone on in the past, things that are happening now and things that I am sure will happen in the future. I hope it works as a piece of entertainment and I hope audiences will talk about some of the ideas it discusses and the questions it asks.
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It is a work of fiction. It is a piece of entertainment.
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James is a good actor, but he found the mask very constraining and claustrophobic.
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It became apparent very quickly that he was never going to be comfortable in or make peace with the mask. You spend a long time as an actor learning what to do with your face. It is the big tool that you have, and so are your eyes. When you take that away, it's difficult.
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I didn't set out to make it about any one particular government or regime. It's an allegorical film, but there are certain things I've obviously put in there that you can take.
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Hopefully it has got longevity. That would be good.