What drew you to this story?
Adam McKay: We had done a movie with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg called The Other Guys, and the goal of that movie was to do a comedic parable of the collapse.
Features: Q&A
December 4, 2015
Macbeth – Q&A with Michael Fassbender
by The National Board of Review
When an actor does Macbeth on stage, they get to experience the character straight through. How was it playing it in a film?
It’s just a normal thing, really. It’s such a rare opportunity to do something in chronological order when filming; it just never really happens.
November 30, 2015
Carol – Q&A with Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Phyllis Nagy, and Todd Haynes
by The National Board of Review
You’ve been with this project for 18 years. What’s the process been like?
Phyllis Nagy: Until the current team came aboard, there was me and a computer that sat on idle for five years
November 11, 2015
Brooklyn – Q&A with Finola Dwyer, Saoirse Ronan, and John Crowley
by The National Board of Review
What in your own life has helped you connect with the story?
John Crowley: I moved to London when I was 27 to direct a play at the National Theatre. Having been back and forth from London since I was about ten, I knew London better than I knew Dublin.
October 19, 2015
Truth – Q&A with Cate Blanchett, James Vanderbilt, Dan Rather, and Robert Redford
by The National Board of Review
What compelled you to make this film?
Vanderbilt: I’ve always been fascinated with journalism and I always sort of looked at it as the road not taken.