Things don't always go your way on set. Embrace the chaos! Movies like Nomadland and Midnight Sky look very different on paper. One is a minimalistic look at life in the Midwest, the other is an expensive science fiction movie about life dying on earth. But when push comes to shove, each movie was made by a director who was given something unexpected and worked with it. The directors are Chloé Zhao and George Clooney. In their THR Roundtable, both talked about what it was like embracing the "happy accidents" on set, and what these twists gave them in terms of storytelling and experience. In the discussion, Clooney reveals to Zhao that he was shooting Felicity Jones when she tells him, "Well, I'm pregnant.'' Clooney said, "I knew how to answer that, which is: 'Congratulations!' But if you saw my face, I'm like, 'Oh, shit.'" That was a bit of a complication because it was not written into the character, and he was not sure when she would begin to show. Or if that would change the story since it was being told through dual perspectives. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 20 April, 2021