Can you talk about the origins of this project?
Tony Kushner: Steven told me the story that’s the core of the movie on the first day of filming Munich, in 2005, in Malta.
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October 2019
Q&A with Tim Seelig
Were you the one who conceived of this tour in the first place?
Tim Seelig: We were coming out of the 40th anniversary of the gay men’s chorus. San Fransisco Gay Men’s Chorus birthed the movement.
November 2013
Q&A with Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, and Philomena Lee
How did you come across the book and what compelled you to champion this project?
Coogan: I was in New York making a film. And because my career’s been in comedy—I’ve written a lot of television comedy— I wanted to find something more substantial, that had more substance.
January 2022
Q&A with Stanley Nelson, Traci A. Curry and Arthur Harrison
Can you talk about the germination of this idea, for you?
Jeymes Samuel: The film has been in my head since I was a kid.
July 2020
Q&A With Spike Lee
Can you talk about working with your cast?
You have to have great actors. You have to cast great people to get great performances.
April 2022
Q&A with Simon Rex
What were your first thoughts, after reading the script?
Simon Rex: I was just like… whoa. Whoa. WHOA!
April 2017
Q&A with Sienna Miller and James Gray
Can you discuss the process of adapting the book for the screen?
James Gray: The book is a meticulously researched thing. Immediately you realize that you’re in for it if you change something factually and of course I had to, because it’s a movie.
February 2022
Q&A with Sian Heder, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant
What drew you to this material and inspired you to direct the film?
Sian Heder: I came to this because it was originally a studio film, and Lionsgate was looking to do a remake of La famille Bélier, a French film that came out in 2014.
June 2023
Q&A with Sean Mullin
When did you first start noticing a disconnect between Yogi Berra’s reputation and the player the stats showed him to be?
Sean Mullin: I think that’s what this was all about. When I started doing the research, I was like, wait, this guy was criminally overlooked.
July 2023
Q&A with Savanah Leaf, Tia Nomore, and Erika Alexander
Can you talk about making the transition from athletics to a visual and creative artist?
Savanah Leaf: In a way, I think a film is this combination of working in a team environment.
December 2020
Q&A with Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Woliner, and Maria Bakalova
Sacha, the original Borat was a tremendous success. Why did it take so long to make a sequel?
Sacha Baron Cohen: Well, we just assumed it was impossible to make.
September 2015
Q&A with Ramin Bahrani and Michael Shannon
How did you come to this story, and what was the writing process?
Bahrani: I was interested in this whole world-turned-upside-down issue during the economic crisis. The focus was housing.
September 2021
Q&A with Pascual Sisto
Can you discuss the way the film begins, and ends, with a family dinner scene?
Pascual Sisto: I think they are two very important scenes, but I will first say that, as a point of interest, they were shot on the same day because of practical reasons.
July 2015
Q&A with Oona Laurence and Jake Gyllenhaal
How did you two work together on the big dramatic scenes?
Those scenes were difficult, they’re really emotional.
April 2021
Q&A with Oliver Hermanus
What was your experience working with the author of the memoir on which the film is based?
Oliver Hermanus: The first thing I did, when I was certain I would tackle it, was I met with [author Andre Carl van der Merwe] a few times.