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[Video Interview] Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce And Logan Marshall-Green On ‘Prometheus’
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is only a couple of days away from its US release and I highly recommend it. I also recommend that you treat it as a unique new film rather than an Alien movie so you have a chance to be pleasantly surprised. As I continue to work on my spoiler heavy review (which I’m posting for discussion purposes right after the film’s US release), I’m unloading a few more exclusive video interviews.
Today we have Charlize Theron (Meredith Vickers) and Guy Pearce (Peter Weyland), as well as a separate interview with Logan Marshall-Green (who plays Charlie Holloway). It was an interesting challenge to interview both Theron and Pearce without spoiling anything – something that will be clear once you’ve seen the film – so we stick to lighter territory although Theron does give some interesting insight into her character. Green also has some cool thoughts about his character’s somewhat antagonistic relationship with Michael Fassbender’s David.
“With ‘Prometheus,’ Scott creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.”
Yesterday I posted my video interview with Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, and over the next few days I’ll be posting pieces with Damon Lindelof and Ridley Scott. Prometheus opens in the US on June 8th (click here for Brad’s spoiler light review). Head inside to check out the interviews (and beware of mild spoilers I suppose).
Out today in select theaters and on digital platforms is heartfelt and playful documentary Mockbuster, which sees a director cold call a studio and ask to helm a lost-world dinosaur epic.
Inexplicably, they say yes.
Our exclusive clip below highlights both the comedic nature of this bizarre scenario as well as the pressures of shooting dino feature The Land That Time Forgot in a mere six days, with no real feature experience.
A dino attack scene causes friction on set in this scene.
In the documentary, “A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a ‘mockbuster.’ With six days, a micro budget, and mounting pressure, Mockbuster is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the balance between low-budget filmmaking and creative ambition.”
More than just an inside look at filmmaking via low-budget film studio The Asylum, it doubles as one man’s pursuit of his dreams to charming, humorous effect.
“Mockbuster is a documentary about my own journey, but it’s also a love letter to one of the last grindhouses still functioning in Hollywood. We get to meet the characters and creators of some of the most infamous (and most hated) B-movies of the last few decades. People who make movies purely for profit – no pretension, no artistry, just monsters, C-listers, and chaos. A film that both genre fans and cinephiles can enjoy. But Mockbuster isn’t just about filmmaking, it’s about losing sight of your dreams, and reclaiming them in your own twisted way,” Director Anthony Frith said in a statement.
From Executive Producer and famed documentarian David Farrier, Mockbuster opens in select theaters and on digital platforms beginning July 10.