Who are they, cinema titans?
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In the world there are not many people, almost every word or action which is perceived as a direct order, and sets in motion a huge mass of people and capital. No, we are not talking about the presidents of nuclear powers, since their impact on the reality of much more modest and where short-lived. In the high-tech industry such person was Steve Jobs, in the entertainment industry - James Cameron and Peter Jackson. The first has already moved the film industry back on track stereoscopy, the second is preparing to modify one of its core standards. The only question is whether it can keep up with the ardent revolutionaries.
Anticipating the inevitable protests from detractors of duty, just clarify: yes, nothing revolutionary, as in stereoscopy, as in shooting with a high frame rate. Similar experiments with varying degrees of success were at the dawn of cinema. However, only now they are able to withdraw beyond the fun rides and give them the status of locomotives across the industry.
Suffice it to recall that director of the same "Avatar" was transferred several times. Basically, not because James Cameron wanted more time to bring the project to the mind, but as a global box office because of the unavailability of the new rules of the game. Now, however, the presence of stereoscopic movies of all stripes on the screen is absolutely commonplace, and only a fantastic blockbusters without 3D-version and look at all anachronistic.
Something similar should happen with the standard frame rate. He finally established itself with the advent of sound film, since the rate of 16 frames per second, used in silent film, could not provide adequate quality of the optical sound track. Since then, numerous attempts to overcome the 24-HR barrier, but the world standard remained unmoved.
And now for the first time the situation may change. Is precisely because the initiators of change were James Cameron and Peter Jackson. And if the first one in this case so far only as a theorist, the second is almost biblical mission, which is to test the readiness of industry to this "new covenant".
Already, many projection systems company Barco, Christie, Sony and NEC are able to show movies with such frequency after minor modifications and software updates, but after the first part of "The Hobbit" this additional option has the potential to become the main one. Hence, the frequency standard is about a hundred children will very soon become the lot of reactionaries and artists, as his time in black and white photography.
Well, then we expect the continuation of "Avatar", the creators of which may go even further. For good reason James Cameron once said that the experiment not only with new ways to create a stereo effect, but with a frequency of 60 frames per second and above.
So, if in December 2012 End of the World did not come, we will witness the beginning of a new revolution, the origins of which were only two people with their ideas, phenomenal capacity for work and a desire not to create new movies, but new worlds.
“The Hobbit” trailer on CinemaCon
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Theater owners congregate in Las Vegas for a convention CinemaCon, ambiguously estimated 10 minutes of the film Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit", submitted after the opening words of the director. Despite the increased clarity, filmed and shown at 48 frames per second, and many are unhappy.
The presentation touched on various Warner studio projects, including "Dark Shadows" by Tim Burton, "The Great Gatsby" Baz Luhrmann and "The Dark Knight: The Legend Continues" by Christopher Nolan.
Timur Bekmambetov received an award as best foreign film director working in Hollywood. The award was presented by Tim Burton, the producer of the upcoming movie Timur "President Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."
"Timur Bekmambetov - one of the few directors who can make the Russian film understandable and attractive to the world" - said the managing director of CinemaCon Mitch Neuhauser.
Coming on the scene, Tim Burton joked that he could not imagine who of directors may be better to make a film about an American president, rather than Russian. Accepting the award, Bekmambetov said a few words about a new project: "This is a very unusual film. Not a sequel nor prequel. It's a different story about the great man who changed the world in the nineteenth century. "
But back to Peter Jackson. For years, filmmakers have made films at 24 frames per second, but when James Cameron said that the continuation of "Avatar" will shoot at 48 frames per second, the film industry has a serious cause for reflection. The first initiative supported by Cameron Jackson, began to work on the "Hobbit" at double speed.
Since the director is in New Zealand, he wrote an appeal to the visitors of CinemaCon, which read: "The new rate gives the illusion of real life, the movements are smoothed out and lost strobe effect." Indeed, 10 minutes, is shown after Jackson appeared. The first frame in which the camera flies over the rock, struck viewers clarity - even documentaries about nature, can not be removed with such quality.
However, when it came to the emergence of actors in costumes, the effect is somewhat blurry. Every movement of the characters were so clear that many of the audience began to complain of a lack of cinematic seen. "It looks like a TV movie - said one of the projectionist blog LA Times. - Too reliable, too clearly. In contrast, something is wrong - or dark or too bright. "
One of Los Angeles reacted to what he saw Booker with great enthusiasm, but said: "The question is whether audiences are ready to watch such realistic films. I expected a small difference, but it was great! Will this affect the narrative? I do not know. But judging by the ten minutes I will not. "
The realism of "The Hobbit" recalled one owner of a small chain of movie theaters effects blu-ray: «When I first saw the movie on blu-ray, we noticed that the heat is gone perception. The whole movie seemed to me material about the shooting, shot at a normal video camera. " Among other comparisons, and called soap operas, which are captured on video.
Jackson has another eight months before release, and it is likely to respond to words such as visitors CinemaCon. But now a new technology begins to cause skepticism, both in time and promoted by James Cameron 3D.
Deadly cartoon from director of “Toy story”
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On passing in Las Vegas convention CinemaCon studio Disney has confirmed rumors about the upcoming sequel to last year's hit "Muppets", but company Pixar has announced information about the three upcoming animated projects, including a film about Lee Ankrich spooky fun holiday in Latin America.
"Muppets" has earned a worldwide box office of over 158 million dollars with a budget of 45 million. Unfortunately, Jason Segel from employment will not be able to take part in the sequel, but it will be removed by James Bobin, who worked on the first film. He's on a par with Nicholas Stoller will write the script.
Last summer, Pixar said about the two films that are afoot in the bowels of the famous studio. Both projects had no name. One of them - the story of Peter Docter, which develops in the mind of a girl, and the second - cartoon about people who live among the dinosaurs. This week, some details of these films became known.
The project director of "Monsters, Inc." and "Up" is called an incredibly ambitious. Its release is scheduled for June 19, 2015, whereas previously it was thought that the premiere will be held in 2013 or 2014. Worked on the script, Michael Arndt, received the "Oscar" for "Toy Story 3." The painting trip to suit the audience an incredible worlds - from the ocean depths to the highest mountains in South America, from the fictional town of Monstropolis to futuristic space. "The new film by Pete Docter will take you to the familiar world. Known to many, but nobody has ever seen. It's a world inside the human mind"- said in a news release.
The second picture is called "Good Dinosaur". It will be shot by Bob Peterson, who worked with Pete Docter on the film "Up" and wrote screenplays for "Finding Nemo" and "Ratatouille." "Good dinosaur" will show an alternative history of our planet. What would happen if an asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs did not fly to the Earth? They do not die and still live together with people. The film promises to be very funny and sincere. The release is scheduled on May 20, 2014-th.
And finally, the third draft of Pixar, which, as the film of Docter, until he has no name, will be filmed under the direction of the director "Toy Story 3" Lee Ankrich. It will be a completely original cartoon, the effect of which will be developed during the celebration of the dead. Recall that it is a holiday dedicated to the memory of the dead and passes each year 1 and 2 November in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. These days, arranged a bright carnival, where you can see a lot of skeletons are prepared in the form of candy skulls, and the cemetery is decorated with ribbons and flowers. Despite the gloomy title, Day of the Dead, in fact, is a celebration of life. Release date of this project has not been announced.
Rich Ross has left Disney Studio
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Last Friday, a month after reports that a fantastic action game, "John Carter" brought to its creators 200,000,000th losses, president of Walt Disney Studios Rich Ross left the company where he worked for a total of more than 15 years. His last post in which he has held since October 2009.
In a farewell address to staff of the studio Ross said:
"I have always said that our success is created and developed by people with whom we work, and I think they are the best in the business. However, the best people should be in their places on the roles that they carry away, they need to do a job that uses the full range of their abilities. This is one of the management lessons I received in my career.
I believe in the outstanding team of Walt Disney Studios, and I believe in our strong list of projects in our ability to capture and promote the film better than anyone else. But I do not believe that the role of head of the studio is for me. For this reason I have decided to resign as chairman. "
In turn, the CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, who sent Ross to retire on Friday released an open letter, paid tribute to the now former president of the studio:
"More than ten years of creativity, business acumen and personal qualities Rich Ross possible to achieve results key business areas Disney, to succeed in the field of children's and family entertainment, as well as run the franchise, which represent great value for our company. His vision and leadership opened the door for Disney around the world, making our brand a part of everyday life for millions of people. "
Ross joined the company in 1996 and most of his career within the corporation devoted to developing and supervising the television areas of his activity, becoming in 2004 the head of the network of Disney Channels. That he is credited with launching such successful projects like "Hannah Montana" with Miley Cyrus and "Lizzie Maguire" with Hilary Duff, as well as franchise "High School Musical", Zac Efron glorified. Even as Head Studios, Rich Ross, which won in 2009, he achieved an agreement on co-production with China, which is now one of the fastest growing film markets in the world.
At the same time during the work of Ross in the studio of the company suffered heavy losses, losing considerable sums on the "Prince of Persia," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and, of course, "John Carter". Team Disney has lost faith in his boss.
"He could not overcome the transition period. He grabbed the trappings of work, but not its specificity. We all saw how stupid he admitted mistakes, focusing on such things as parties and celebrities that were not really matter. People who had to deal with our company in the movie business, complained that it is difficult to work with him "- quoted one of his sources edition of Deadline. Moreover, among the most ardent detractors were Ross Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, creative director of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter, director Steven Spielberg and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Worldwide box office
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Absolutely sensational results were no signs of pre-finished nothing special in the international arena on April weekend. The victory was celebrating its return to the world hire "Titanic", due to record charges in China earned 106.1 million dollars in 10,066 movie theaters in 69 territories. This enabled the re-release of 164.4 million dollars of international duties and 209.1 million for worldwide theatrical distribution of some eleven days.
Debuting in China on Tuesday for the first six days "Titanic" has earned it record 74.2 million dollars in 3500 cinemas. Record third "Transformers" (62.7 million) was defeated with a fair margin. During these sessions, six days of film release by James Cameron visited 10.5 million viewers, which, together with 18 million of the original rental provided the total audience of 28.5 million people. This immediately brought China into first place among all the international territories. At the same time, the total box office (44 million and 74.2 million) due to much lower ticket prices that China is still behind Japan, Britain, France and Germany.
Re-released in 3D this past weekend and took the start in Mexico (a place with 1.89 million in 422 cinemas), Brazil (third place with 1.68 million in 240 cinemas), Argentina (1-e place with 784 thousand dollars in 85 cinemas), and other Latin American countries. Two European Premieres finished first place in Norway (856 thousand in 108 cinemas) and third in Poland (351 thousand in 70 cinemas).
At the same territories purely for the weekend at the current leadership of Russia has retained earnings of 3.12 million dollars at the drop of 39% (total 10.4 million). Ahead of its total box office for the UK provided 2.87 million dollars at the drop of 37% (2nd place, only 12.7 million). France has allocated 2.51 million dollars at the drop of 24% (third place, just 7.16 million) and Germany - 2.09 million in the fall of 30% (third place, only 6.9 million).
The phenomenal results has allowed the Chinese premiere of the legendary "Titanic" shoot like a whirlwind two billion by the turn of the world's fees. As a result of the weekend total in the account of James Cameron's film has already been 1.4068 billion dollars of international fees and 2,052,300,000 worldwide.
Compete with the unsinkable "Titanic" on the oceans has come up quite a different kind of ship. Fantastic action, "Battleship" a month before U.S. premiere earned at the start of the international hire a decent $ 54 million in the 5356 movie theaters in 26 territories. According to the film studio Universal Pictures, debuts on charges of first film markets were respectively 70% and 72% better on their way recently, "John Carter" and "Wrath of the Titans."
Its best results "Battleship", as befits an action, has shown in East and Southeast Asia. In South Korea (7.86 million in 734 cinemas), Malaysia (2.95 million in 181 cinema), Singapore (1.67 million in 65 cinemas) and Thailand (1.85 million in 238 cinemas), film by Peter Berg and does updated the record studio Universal Pictures. Relatively high charges emerged first in Japan (third place with 4.43 million in 545 cinemas), Taiwan (3.4 million) in Hong Kong (1.21 million in 70 cinemas) and the Philippines (1.08 231 million in the cinema).
In Europe, a leader in revenue starting from 5.96 million in 496 theaters became Britain. Victory were won in Germany (4.33 million in 632 theaters), Italy (2.78 million in 420 theaters) and Spain (2.75 million in 451 cinema). First place with 4.09 million dollars in 369 cinemas have been recorded in Australia. Only in France, "Battleship" was second with 3.98 million dollars in 602 theaters for the weekend. In the second week of rental blockbuster joins 38 other territories, including Russia and China.
Interview with George Lucas
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The director of "Star Wars" George Lucas answered questions about the stereo Episode I - "Phantom Menace".
Has the stereo "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" undergone some changes with regard to characters or plot? Or was it the usual conversion to 3D format?
"There is nothing unusual in changes, because most re-issued films contain them. But for some reason, when I decide to change things a bit, everyone thinks that is the end of the world. These eternal dispute between the filmmaker and the studio because the studio can make any changes to the film, not even putting in a famous film director ... My job is to make a film as good as possible, and now this the best film of Blu-ray-version. That it was done in 3D. But it was just a conversion. We have not changed anything, just the format. "
People can be ridiculously fanatical when it comes to their favorite films. What do you think about this?
"Well, it's not a religious event. I hate to explain it. This movie is just a movie. Question of who fired first in Episode IV - Han Solo or Greedo - I wanted to clarify a long time, but that's just upset the fans, because they wanted it to be a solo, cold-blooded killer (as it seemed in the original film). In fact, it is not. Just scene was filmed in close-up, and it was unclear who fired first. Now I've slightly expanded the frame, and it became evident that the first was Greedo. But still want to believe that Khan was first pulled the trigger. "
"It's the same with Yoda. We tried to make it in the CGI-image in Episode I, but we have not met in time. Technology has not been worked out, so we had to use a doll, which, of course, inferior in quality CGI-image. Therefore, when preparing to re-issue, we replaced the dummy CGI-way as originally planned. "
"Pay attention to the" Blade Runner "- it was cut 16 times, and there are many versions of this film. In" Star Wars "an original version, just with the progress we will improve it a little ... All art - it is technology, and they go forward each year. And on the set, and in music, painting is the improvement and development of new methods and ways. And because the movie - the process of technological, improved methods of production is more than obvious. "
What is the status of "Indiana Jones 5"? Steven Spielberg says that awaits your decision.
"I know, and it is assumed that I was working on it right now, but instead, I chat with you (laughs)."
Why are viewers not eager to visit cinemas?
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While studios warn about the high fees, analysts say that Americans are less likely to go to the movies. Renowned film critic Roger Ebert tried to find the causes of this phenomenon and proposed six options. Note that piracy is not among them.
According to the article by David Germano of the Associated Press, despite all the tricks of Hollywood, starting with the huge big-budget blockbusters and screens to large advertising campaigns and format of 3D, the number of all viewers has reduced. The last time cinema has been visited so bad 16 years ago.
As noted by Hollywood.com, common charges in 2011 in the U.S. totaled about $ 10.2 billion, but it is 3.5% less than in 2010. At the same time in 2011, have been sold 1.28 billion tickets, but it is 4.4% less than last year. For comparison: in 1995, sold 1.26 million tickets.
Nevertheless, charges dropped not so critical, mainly due to increase in ticket prices - as the usual views, and in the movies in 3D, which are increasingly win screens.
But why the number of viewers becomes fewer with every day? Roger Ebert, film critic of the influential Chicago Sun-Times offers six versions.
1. The apparent lack of a major mainstream film. When the audience hears about "Avatar" or "Dark Knight," even the laziest will raise from his couches and run to the cinema.
2. High ticket prices. People always complain about it, but in fact there have their own motives. The fact is that historically this: go to the movies has always been cheaper than in a restaurant, a concert or sports game. Whatever may be said about the beauty of the format 3D, for example, a family of four can not afford such expenses.
3. The audience in the cinemas. Audiences over thirty are tired of noisy teenagers. Madden does not just talk during sessions, but bright screens and phones that light up with fans scribbling or writing SMS to twitter.
4. Prices in bars of cinemas. It is not a secret that the main revenue is collected from the sale of cinema drinks and popcorn. By themselves, they are very cheap, but a lot of money flying into the audience. Often sold enormous servings of popcorn worth more small portions, which are generally preferred to withdraw from sale.
5. Cinemas can not withstand competition with the other options of movies viewing. Last is now calmly bought on the internet and TV screens are getting bigger and cheaper. The viewer is easier to buy movies online. In the evening, the U.S. Internet service, providing video on demand Netflix, is responsible for 30% of all Internet traffic, and this is millions of viewers, which stay at home.
6. Bad choice. Bright spot in training camp in 2011 became the money earned by independent, foreign and documentary films. Still, many viewers simply can not find these movies in their multiplexes. Instead, the movie theaters in shopping centers show approximately the same set of films. These pictures start loud, go a couple of weeks, and then replaced by new ones.
By the way, Ebert immediately cuts off the popular myth that independent films are in demand only in major U.S. cities. According to the Netflix of December 28, the third most popular film was the drama Abbas Kiyarostami "Copie conforme". In the fourth - the French crime drama "Crime out of love", and the fifth - a Swedish adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
"Americans love movie, as before, - says Roger Ebert. - Just cinemas are gradually losing its appeal. Those cinemas who adhere to certain policies in the halls, offering different movies and love to the audience, are thriving. Others may continue to wait for the mercy of studio blockbusters, but this is not for a long".
Interview with Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese and James Cameron in an interview with THR resource discussing the film "Hugo", demonstrated at a private screening in the cinema DGA Theater in Los Angeles and talked about the importance of stereoscopic format.
- Marty, this is your first experience with a stereoscope. How do you use 3D to make the "Hugo" more interesting?
Martin Scorsese: I understand that the staging of our story requests the use of space and depth elements. I had to work with the mechanism of 3D, which creates more than just an image - films, which unite the people. The images that appear on the screen disappear, but the emotional impact they make on the audience, remains.
James Cameron: I think the movie was very emotional.
Martin Scorsese: In addition to 3D, which I really liked - this flying everywhere camera - I was trying to move the viewer in the world invented by us, and above all - the children. When every morning on the floor, I met with my young actors, the first thing I did was hugged and kissed them. And I really wanted the audience to experience the same feeling.
- Do you think that 3D will bring the viewer to what is happening on-screen action?
Martin Scorsese: Yes, we have investigated this aspect by asking: "What are the advantages of stereoscopic version?"
James Cameron (referring to Martin Scorsese): Pay attention to the fact that you favorably took the idea of 3D on an intuitive level. You learned the process of shooting and said, "Oh, I can do this and that alone." You do not have to wait for 3D-specialist, who would have tried to explain that in your power, and that - no.
- Jim, in your opinion, were there moments in the film, which benefited from 3D?
James Cameron: Do not share the film and its format. Of course, this story took a master like Martin Scorsese, working in 3D. It is noteworthy that this story is in some measure destroyed the myth that invented exclusively for 3D high-budget commercial films. With stereoscopy, we are winning in color, composition, camera work, acting. In all.
Martin Scorsese: I think a big mistake to have become fashionable assertion that 3D - a trick bag of tricks. You have to understand that when a director before the first image of the future starts to look like the movie, he realizes that the audience will want to get sound, color, large screen depth. Two films of the Lumiere brothers were stereoscopic.
James Cameron (referring to Martin Scorsese): Your film is about the earliest days of cinema magic. The connecting link is the message. Sitting in the theater, imbued with a sense of mystery. In general, you just incredibly managed to complete your amazing series of original films.
Martin Scorsese: Either way, they would come up with 3D.
James Cameron: Can you imagine Méliès digital gadgets? The guy would have gone mad with joy.
Martin Scorsese: Well, he was a genius and true magician. He understood that this is an illusion. And then he learned to use it in a movie.
James Cameron: It's all a fraud.
Martin Scorsese: Fraud.
- In your opinion, "Hugo" serves as a good example for filmmakers who doubt that 3D is suitable for this genre?
James Cameron: I have been firmer, that doubts about the use of stereoscopy for drama are unfounded. People automatically think that is good only for a 3D shooter and science fiction. And when suddenly a genius, like Marty, takes a similar film, unnecessary stereotypes in the minds of Hollywood bosses can be broken.
Martin Scorsese: Any story is worth stereoscopy. I'm serious. Shakespeare in 3D. Studio Time Warner should convert "In the case of murder, dial" M "in the three-dimensional image. This will only increase the drama of the picture.
- Can other filmmakers get for themselves something to note, guided by your experience?
James Cameron: I can tell you personally about my reaction to this. The fascinating film has made a great director, who applied all the latest technical innovations related to 3D. We will all need to focus and prepare to conduct long conversations about 3D.
Martin Scorsese: I like 3D! This format gives us a delightful opportunity for creativity. All aboard!
Re-release of the big trilogy
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Playing hobbit Frodo in the trilogy "Lord of the Rings" Elijah Wood has confirmed rumors of Peter Jackson's film in 3D. The actor also expressed his displeasure precedence re-release of "Star Wars" and talked about his return to Middle-earth.
Now Wood promotes the cartoon "Happy Feet 2", where he voices one of the characters.
In particular, there are a lot of rumors about the rerelease of the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" in 3D.
"It would be great to see, - said actor. - Of course, talk about the release of the trilogy in stereo underway. I normally take the process of conversion, if it takes a long time. Upsets me when the movie has neither the budget nor the time to do it, but still it was transferred to the stereo, and the result is ugly, looks cheap. Translation of "The Lord of the Rings" should be very careful process".
"Look, soon we will be able to see "Titanic" in 3D. And "Star Wars" is coming soon. True, the three films have to wait until it comes good series. When I heard, I thought, wait three years before "A New Hope"? At first release, "The first episode"? What a bummer! "
Considering how many editions of "The Lord of the Rings" on DVD and blu-ray were already on sale, is there any chance that the installation of Peter Jackson's still has some stuff?
"I think it will be a separate DVD with deleted scenes - says Elijah. - I do not know, though, how there are many of them, as a lot of time has flown. Many entered the extended version, but there are scenes where no one has ever seen. Still have a watch, well, at least a couple of hours to be humorous, because the shooting was a great fun! We filmed over a year, so that there is a mass of our premium jokes, so I ask Peter to mount them in a single hour movie!"
Wood will also appear in the "Hobbit", but about his role is very reluctant to say. "I've got very little time. In fact, it's a cameo, as Frodo in "The Hobbit" was not born yet. "
To re-enter into the role, Elijah reconsidered "Fellowship of the Ring" to remember talks Frodo.
While at the official announcement of the re-release of the trilogy there was not Jackson, but the director has already mentioned that he will be not against transformation of the movie into 3D format.
Clint Eastwood interview
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In the November issue of The Hollywood Reporter creators and participants of the "J. Edgar" talk about working on a painting. Excerpts from their interviews read below.
Brian Grazer: Clint name makes wonders. No one will say "no." All you hear is, "Let's do it, but try not to overspend.
Leonardo DiCaprio has reduced his fee from 20 million to $2.
Clint Eastwood: Leo would make a lot of money, acting in the spectacular films, which use CGI. But he wants to diversify his career, just as I've always wanted in terms of my directing.
Leonardo DiCaprio spent hours in the dressing room to play aged Hoover. Artists on the makeup have worked according DiCaprio urgent request, daily hours, he trained to speak with false teeth, ware fake nose and cranial vault.
Robert Lorenz (Producer): We discussed the idea of using special effects to facilitate the actors’ life. But Leo was very persistent - he wanted to be sure that everything looks believable.
Eastwood was looking for assistance of former Congressman Leon Panetta.
Eastwood and Black have studied in details every controversial aspect of Hoover’s life, repeatedly checked the accuracy of information in searching for primary sources. Eastwood also took advantage of his friendship with then-CIA director Leon Panetta to arrange a private dinner with FBI Director Robert Mueller. Eastwood and Black discussed injections, which allegedly did himself Hoover in his old age.
Dustin Lance Black: Under the scenario, the FBI had a problem with it. Clint wanted to know whether this is true. But in fact, at that time was not unusual to make such minor's amphetamine-vitamin injection.
Eastwood is not sure whether Hoover was a transvestite.
Clint Eastwood: All the way people speculated that Hoover - a transvestite. But no one knows for sure whether this is true. We can’t believe any word of woman who incriminating Hoover, because he has sent her husband to jail, so who knows how far she wanted to take revenge on him?
Eastwood himself believes that these fantasies "there is a certain amount of truth", so I decided to keep a certain ambiguity: one scene in the film shows how Hoover wears a dress of his mother.
In the film, DiCaprio had to kiss a man.
Neither Eastwood nor DiCaprio didn’t make any conclusions about the sexual preferences of Hoover.
Clint Eastwood: Was Hoover a gay or not is remain unknown. But he and Clyde Tolson were inseparable. Perhaps he did not trust anyone else, but maybe it was a love story. I think they felt for each other much affection, whether they were gay or not, I do not know.
Leonardo DiCaprio: What can not be doubted, so it is that the relationship between Hoover and Tolson lasted most of their lives, they lived together, had lunch and dinner, and after the death of Hoover, all has been bequeathed to Clyde. Sure, in a sense they were partners.
DiCaprio is looking forward to the release of "Titanic" in 3D.
Leonardo DiCaprio: I have not seen a stereoscopic version, but definitely going to do it - I've heard that it will be a fantastic spectacle. Jim called me personally to say that it is about to happen. I said, "Cool! Can not wait." There is nobody who would have done it better.
Eastwood is waiting for Beyonce will be a mother.
Remake of the musical "Star Is Born" is postponed until such time as Beyonce did not give birth.
Clint Eastwood: Prior to the beginning of next year it will be another "project". But we'll shoot the film later, in early summer.