Joel Silver
Joel Silver
Joel Silveris an American film producer, most well-known for action films including the Lethal Weapon series, The Matrix trilogy, the first two Die Hard movies, and Predator. He is the owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He has been a rival to Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, since their days at Paramount Pictures...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionProducer
Date of Birth14 July 1952
CountryUnited States of America
help people
You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.
driving fix governor industry minute seems
They are driving the industry out of the state. You have a governor who was a movie star. It doesn't make any sense. They could fix it in one minute if they wanted to but no one seems to want to.
action excites people seen specific tension
This is a character-based movie, ... Oliver is very specific how he makes a picture. There's action in the movie, and there's tension in the movie, but it's not in that same kind of green-screen activity. So it's a very different kind of science-fiction picture. It's really more intellectual and very smart. And I think what Oliver is intending to do is something people haven't seen before, and that always excites me.
help people trying understand violence
This is a movie that is special.... It's about violence and society, ... Look, we need help on this. We need people to understand what this movie is and what it's trying to do. Look, it is a controversial movie.
help people trying understand violence
This is a movie that is special. ... It's about violence and society, ... Look, we need help on this. We need people to understand what this movie is and what it's trying to do. Look, it is a controversial movie.
help kiss
Kiss Kiss ... The kid's clean. Help him out.
bombing confirmed london next scene silver
Joel Silver has confirmed that a controversial London bombing scene from next year's
audience buy feels sees
If the audience sees and feels things are real, then they buy it.
american-producer good hard night predator saturday time
I had a hard time making Predator 2. The first movie was so good at what it was and Predator 3 is just like a Saturday Night Live sketch.
action brand bring depth gives gritty invasion known nicole opportunity range role
Invasion gives Nicole an opportunity to bring her depth and range to the kind of gritty action role that we haven't see her play before, as Oliver infuses the film with the brand of provocative, character-driven storytelling he's known for.
movies produce
I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.
arena behind bigger build prefer scenes spend time
I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.
genre great ways
The genre is not going to die. It's a great genre. You just need to find ways to make it fresh.
largest project until
(The) four-volume set is the largest project of its kind done up until its time.