Movie Talk with Gore Verbinski and Movie Talk with Anne Thompson movie blogger
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American writer, producer and director Gore Verbinski discusses his film Rango 2011 which is an animation about a chameleon starring Johnny Depp as the voice of Rango. Verbinski also directed the Pirates of the Caribbean series alongside Depp. The Ring 2002 a horror thriller film, Verbinski talks about the horror genre being very liberating, 'it is very interesting discovering what our nightmares come from, really fascinating'. The Mexican 2001 starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, although they had great fun filming, the film bombed for a number of reasons, including the story and the marketing but was 'a tremendous lesson to learn and an experience I feel lucky to have survived'. Verbinski says Pirates of the Caribbean was expected to fail and was a huge success surpassing all expectations 'a great situation to be in. Verbinski then speaks about beginning his career after film school working for Limelight who made music videos, 'it was a great playground in which to observe and learn'. The next film discussed is The Lone Ranger 2013 starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger. The film focuses on Tonto as opposed to the Lone Ranger in the cult classic TV series. Verbinski wanted to play around with the story, he and Depp spent a lot of time together figuring out the characters plot and experimenting with hair and make-up tests. 'Depp brings a lot to the project and it's up to me to bring the other aspects of the story'. Peter Bart then talks to movie blogger Anne Thompson who discusses her blog and who it appeals to, the trade audience, consumers, film makers and anyone who attends movie festivals. Thompson talks about the film John Carter 2012 providing lots of blogging fodder, the Disney production cost 250 million dollars, generating much industry interest. Thompson then discusses the state of the industry and how difficult it is to make certain genres of films now, animation and children's films are where directors get to play and be creative, Martin Scorsese's Hugo is given as an example. Studios are focused on 'tentpole movies and sequels.' Thompson adds that anything Indie or original is difficult to get made. Thompson advises up and coming filmmakers to either pursue a different career or head to TV networks like HBO who are really raising the bar. Thompson suggests big stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt can get movies made, this just being the way the industry has gone. Hollywood is still busy but in a more orthodox way.

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