Regardless of a historical past of labor with dedicated performers like Jared Leto, Christian Bale, and Austin Butler, notoriously demanding director Darren Aronofsky apparently doesn’t look kindly upon those that select to go full methodology.
“I hate methodology actors,” he mentioned onstage at a masterclass in Paris this weekend organized by French Cinematheque (through Selection). The filmmaker advised the attendees that the choice to by no means break character all through a filming course of is “simply one thing to cover behind, versus doing the work and being skilled.” Whereas chatting about his upcoming challenge, titled Caught Stealing, he likened on-screen appearing to coaching as an athlete.
“It’s a sport, a recreation — solely, to be an excellent basketball participant, you don’t should be dribbling on a regular basis,” he defined. “That’s not the way it works. You do your homework, and get your self prepared. It’s solely a pretend actuality between motion and reduce.”
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Along with Caught Stealing, a movie he described as “anchored” by Butler, the award-winning director was beforehand reported to be growing a biopic centered on Elon Musk with A24. Within the meantime, he likened Caught Stealing to his Oscar-winning Black Swan, whereas additionally revealing how the darkness that always characterizes his movies is related to the worldwide local weather.
“Trump is essentially the most well-known individual on the earth, so I have to work even more durable to be an optimist,” he shared. “With all of the challenges we’re going through, I attempt to consider all of the issues that may join us — and what I’m making an attempt to do with my work now.”