Astronaut Mills crashed on an alien planet 65However, he soon learns that this is actually the Earth of 65 million years ago. To survive, he must traverse uncharted terrain filled with dangerous prehistoric beasts, including dinosaurs, with Koa the sole surviving passenger in the crash.
65 Starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman and Nika King. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods wrote and directed ’65,’ but they are best known for their critically acclaimed thriller. quiet place. they are also writing the script Boogie Man, Based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King.
rant screen Talk to writers and directors 65 Scott Baker and Brian Woods. The two discussed working with Adam Driver, describing the experience as like a premium class. Woods and Baker also revealed what fans can expect from their upcoming thriller, evil spirit.
Scott Baker and Brian Woods turn 65
Rant screen: Congratulations 65. It was a thrilling trip. It keeps me on the edge of my chair. I like the speed of this movie. what sparked? 65? Other movies that influenced you during production 65?
Scott Beck: We love survival stories. I see survival stories as a way of addressing the question “What would I do in this situation, can I survive?” Movies like “Adrift” or “Gravity” are definitely the ones we’re most interested in. However, the movie has a character journey through, so we tried to find a way to convey the emotion, essentially letting the movie tell the story rather than the dialogue. So the first silent films like Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati, those are the movies that we love because they use cameras and all the cinematography tools that are really good to really convey the idea.
Bryon Woods: Look, there’s no doubt when Scott and I were kids we watched Jurassic Park in the cinema and it blew us away. Since then, both as kids making movies with our action figures and as adult professionals, we’ve asked ourselves, “How can you make a movie about it? How can we come up with an idea for a dinosaur movie?” , haven’t we seen it?” That’s the challenge we’ve been asking ourselves for the past 10 years.
Can you talk a little bit about developing on-screen chemistry with Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt, because they’re the heart of the movie, and they do a great job, but they can’t really communicate effectively. fruit together?
Scott Baker: Thank you for saying that. Ariana and Adam are great. Adam is our first choice. We never thought we’d put him in a movie that’s ostensibly a dinosaur. But I think the script was able to win him over because it’s a delicate character dealing with loss and grief. But he is very good at communicating ideas without opening his mouth.
So that’s the challenge trying to find Ariana who plays Koa. We needed to find someone who was 13 years old and could provide the body to do all of the different stunts the movie required and could communicate using only nonverbal and visual cues. The whole dynamic between them lives and dies with issues of conflict and language barriers. So we’re happy to see both of them in the movie.
You’ve seen some of my dance scares here and there. I know you wrote quiet place. Have you spoken to John Krasinski or received any storytelling advice from him? 65?
Bryon Woods: We haven’t, but we’re learning about his take on the A Quiet Place series. These are movies that we watch partly out of obligation, because we are a part of it, but also out of love and respect. And see his career trajectory. See how he started making some indie films like Horace And short interview, his career was of course as an actor in The Office. How he transformed and became a great storyteller and a great horror storyteller. So we make sure to take notes all the time.
Scott Beck: Yeah, it’s always been about finding attraction in the thrill and fear. Always try to find the standard of humanity and get the audience invested in the characters.
One of the producers of this film is the incredible Sam Raimi; he’s a legend, and he’s known for having such great practical effects. I think this movie did a great job of combining realistic effects and CG, so could you talk to me about using realistic effects in this movie?
Bryon Woods: We thought about this day because it was a stressful day for us directors. We basically have a bunch of circus performers in giant raptor suits. Adam was on his way to the set, and in our hearts we wanted that to help the show. Adam paused to prepare, and Scott and I looked at each other. We check out these hilarious raptor suits. There were about half a dozen guys in raptor clothes standing there drinking coffee, but they looked like meat eaters. We were like, “This is Adam’s moment, what’s going on? What am I subscribing to?”
We set the scene: he walked up to us and pointed at the dinosaur. He said, “It’s great. It’s nice that we can react to some real elements.” It was a relief for us, and it was like, “Okay, this is a good marriage.'” We’re trying to cater to the show, because with the visual effects movies. For these big pictures, it’s hard for people not to respond to them, so we tried to use realistic dinosaurs and certain elements to get them to react.
Are you now into genres as diverse as sci-fi, bio-horror, and action-thriller? How do you find balance while focusing on the characters and the focus of the story?
Scott Beck: What is our focus as a starting point for a big idea? It’s always the character. What is the focus of the story? What is the theme of the story? As for our movie, when we think about it when we write it, we think about the end of the age of the dinosaurs, which is actually a little poignant and sad. This event wiped out almost all life on Earth. However, reborn from it. Right at this point, this has evolved into a civilization where we talk together on Zoom.
We figured it out after who was Adam’s character and who was Arianna’s character, and they had suffered losses. The question is, will they be able to recover from the tragedy and find a way forward? So those themes always underpin these scenes and then turn into suspense and horror just to try to make sure the audience has this roller coaster experience. But for anyone looking to dig below the surface, there are also several layers below the surface.
Yes, I love the family element and also found family in this movie. Now, as the writer and director of this film, how did the script evolve during production?
Bryon Woods: Well, I think one of the biggest developments that happened was having a collaborator like Adam Driver, who was there every day, we talked about the early scenes in pre-production, We talked about the script, but then it was like the day of filming. He’s a guy who brings a lot of ideas. He’s also the one who really encouraged us to embrace the spirit of filmmaking.
we really want to make a movie [did not have] Lots of dialogue, really based on pure cinema. It relies on the acting behind the lines to convey the story and emotions. So sometimes Adam thinks, “I don’t think we need this line, what if we do? What if I go in and approach her differently?” Class work scene, I feel like we as directors have only worked with him for 100 years. He draws on all his experience working with the greatest director of all time. Every day feels like going to school, and it feels good. We feel like we have learned a lot.
I know you guys are making a movie adaptation of kings evil spirit. Can you talk to me about what fans can expect from this?
Scott Beck: The Boggart is a short story that we love, it’s only 11 pages long and it’s about a man named Lester Billings who walks into a psychiatrist’s office and says, “Boogeyman killed three of my children. .” So that’s a bad start for this feature film. We like the idea that boggarts are a popular idea used to scare kids in bed.
So let’s put it on screen and hope it hits these innate fears. After the movie officially moved from Hulu to theatrical release, we’re excited to bring it to theaters because there’s nothing better than watching the entire audience and experiencing the same experience at the same time. It’s something we love. It’s a beautiful thing.
about 65
Astronaut Mills lands on a strange planet, but realizes that he was actually banished to Earth 65 million years ago. Mills and the sole surviving passenger, Koa, must fight for survival on a dangerous and unknown terrain filled with prehistoric beasts, including dinosaurs.
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