James Gray Thinks Box Office-Obsessed Movie Fans Are Capitalist ‘Lemmings’
The director knows that a great movie can be discussed for decades, and box office numbers are the first thing that people forget.
The director knows that a great movie can be discussed for decades, and box office numbers are the first thing that people forget.
Gray lamented that Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox led to his film being “screwed up” by executives.
“Some people just roll their eyes at that. But actors need to be protected and loved,” Gray said of the actor.
“Fuck you! I’m Harvey Weinstein!’ I remember him saying this,” Gray said. “‘I’m God’s editor!'”
Toolkit Ep. 175: Writer-director James Gray talks to IndieWire about his most personal film to date and the “act of snobbery” that once had him committed to celluloid.
The news comes as the director’s latest film “Armageddon Time” premieres in theaters.
The actress is a contender as James Gray’s mom — but before that could happen, she had to find a way to ask her director about some painful memories.
Gray looked back at his own childhood for the autobiographical “Armageddon Time,” and he still thinks he has more stories to tell about his mother.
“I wanted to give him everything that I had,” Hathaway said of playing the writer-director’s mother.
The filmmaker reflects on the most personal film of his career on the eve of the most emotional screening of his life.
Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins, and Anne Hathaway already have awards buzz for Gray’s reflection on growing up in 1980s Queens.
Cannes: With the right handling, this could be Gray’s best-received film to date.