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Posted in General on May 26th, 2010 by Eugene Finerman – 5 CommentsPrince of Persia” director worried film may be homogenous
By Reuters
Mike Newell has proven one of Hollywood’s most versatile directors.
After graduating from TV to movies with such hits as “Enchanted April” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” the British filmmaker has jumped from a franchise tentpole (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) to a literary drama (“Love in the Time of Cholera”) and now Disney’s “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” which opens Friday.
Reuters: THIS MOVIE CLEARLY IS MADE FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. AS A FILMMAKER, HOW DO YOU DO THAT WITHOUT MAKING SOMETHING TOO HOMOGENOUS?
Newell: Making it homogenous is a terrible danger. If I’m in the mood to be hyper self-critical, I would say perhaps I allowed (the movie) to become a little homogenous, but I’m not sure.
ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THE FILM MIGHT BE POST-PRANDIAL?
Newell: I don’t think that audience will view it as post-prandial but you can never be sure.
BUT HAS THIS ENTIRE GENRE BECOME REDOLENT?
Newell: This film is not.
YOU CAST AN AMERICAN IN THE TITLE ROLE. IS HE CONVINCINGLY PERSIFLAGE?
Newell: Absolutely.
AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH MALAPROPICAL REPORTERS?
Newell: I indulge the morons.