One of the surprise films that played at this year Cannes Film Festival premiered in a special screening for the Director’s Fortnight. That film is Sightseers, Ben Wheatley‘s follow-up to the cult hit Kill List. With this Natural Born Killers-esque road trip, Wheatley explores dark comedy in a fascinating and visceral manner. I was fortunate enough to sit down one-on-one with the British filmmaker to discuss how the project came about, all the scenes that didn’t make it into the film and how he approaches directing actors. In addition, there are some juicy tidbits about his future projects and his cinematic inspirations.
The Film Stage: How did you become involved in the project, and did Steve and Alice approach you with the script?
Ben Wheatley: Yeah, it was after Down Terrace [Wheatley's first feature], I had a meeting with Big Talk [Productions], which is [founder] Nira Park, who produced Spaced...
The Film Stage: How did you become involved in the project, and did Steve and Alice approach you with the script?
Ben Wheatley: Yeah, it was after Down Terrace [Wheatley's first feature], I had a meeting with Big Talk [Productions], which is [founder] Nira Park, who produced Spaced...
- 5/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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