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
guy want whatever-it-takes
I'm a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do - I'm happy to do.
thinking ideas issues
I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing.
germany berlin
It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.
chores hard
It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.
cost impossible hard
It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.
country people done
My movies have always done pretty well in the UK - 'The Matrix' films did very well in this country and I do like the crews here and the people we're working with here.
ideas interesting people
The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go see.
thinking years osmosis
I did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of my show years ago, 'Tales from the Crypt' and that's my endeavors in the non-producer oriented ranks.
decision late
Movies that tend to be converted or tend to be 3D in a late decision are not effective.
california location values
When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here.
people film accepting
We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.
stupid people saws
I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.
ability
I rather would prefer to see the movie theatrically, which I have the ability to do.
want size cleveland
I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.