Terrence Malick movies are like Russian roulette for actors. My favorite Terrence Malick story occurred during the premiere of the Thin Red Line. As the legend goes, Adrian Brody showed up with his whole family for the premiere, only to sit through the movie and realize he was cut entirely out of it. That's sort of what Malick does. He assembles a whole group of actors and shoots a lot of stuff. Then he works on the edit to build a loose narrative or narrative feeling and delivers his finished film. As an actor, you never know what will make it to the screen, or if you will. Recently, a similar thing happened to Haley Bennett, with a much better outcome. She was cast in Malick's Song to Song. Despite showing up and shooting the movie for over a year, her scenes wound up on the cutting room floor. Her narrative didn't fit the finished idea that Malick envisioned. Here's how she explained it to The Hollywood Reporter. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 February, 2021