Director Alfonso Cuaron arrives on the red carpet for a special screening of the series “Disclaimer” at the Morelia Film Festival on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Morelia, Mexico. , Photo Credit: Berenice Bautista
Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron says he was once offered to direct a James Bond film, but decided to turn it down because he was “intimidated by the idea of ​​doing it”.
Although Cuarón did not reveal which Bond film he was going to direct, he said he ultimately submitted to the project after a dinner with fellow filmmaker Joel Coen.
“A long time ago I was offered a ‘Bond’ movie. And I said, ‘Yeah, great. Maybe Bond. I’m going to do a movie.’ And then when the process started and I was going to shoot all the dialogue and things, there was a (separate) team to do all the action sequences, it felt very strange. The Mexican filmmaker had a session at the ongoing Marrakech International Film Festival. Said during.
Cuaron, known for hits like y tu mama también, gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanAnd RomaRemembered taking Coen’s advice on the Bond film.
“I had dinner with Joel Coen and I said, ‘Joel, what do you think about Bond?’ And he said, ‘Oh great, I enjoy Bond.’ I said, ‘Would you do a Bond film?’
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According to the director, Coen replied: “It probably falls into the category of a movie I want to see but don’t.” Cuaron then said that he had learned the lesson that “there are some movies I like to watch and don’t.”
The filmmaker also talked about direction Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), when he had not even read the books written by JK Rowling on which the popular fantasy film franchise was based.
“I had written children of Men (2006) What Nobody Wanted to Do. I was unemployed. I was going to have a child. This film was offered to me and I didn’t want to do it because I didn’t know anything about ‘Harry Potter’. After reading the books he said to himself: “There is something good here! I will give it a try.”
And Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe third film of the eight-part franchise, became the “best” filmmaking experience.
He said, “I learned like crazy. It was a crash course in visual effects. It was a really enjoyable experience.”
Cuaron’s latest work is an Apple TV+ thriller series DisclaimerStarring Leela George, Cate Blanchett and Louis Partridge.
published – December 02, 2024 05:55 PM IST
