Nicholas Hoult
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um he is i think a real auteur filmmaker and and one of the greatest working and alive he's he's just and it's you know what i was thinking about this the other day as well he's so dedicated to the craft of filmmaking in terms of technically emotionally historically what he creates there were moments where he was like watching old films to try and figure out what was the best snow we could use because he shot all on all on film he's he's like you said the look is so important in terms of turning this story but he
um he is i think a real auteur filmmaker and and one of the greatest working and alive he's he's just and it's you know what i was thinking about this the other day as well he's so dedicated to the craft of filmmaking in terms of technically emotionally historically what he creates there were moments where he was like watching old films to try and figure out what was the best snow we could use because he shot all on all on film he's he's like you said the look is so important in terms of turning this story but he
um he is i think a real auteur filmmaker and and one of the greatest working and alive he's he's just and it's you know what i was thinking about this the other day as well he's so dedicated to the craft of filmmaking in terms of technically emotionally historically what he creates there were moments where he was like watching old films to try and figure out what was the best snow we could use because he shot all on all on film he's he's like you said the look is so important in terms of turning this story but he
So he was like, why is the snow good in these movies, but it's not good in these? And then he found like some old stock snow that isn't made anymore. Fake snow from the 90s or whatever. And they managed to locate just enough. That's asbestos. And I'm breathing this asbestos in and I'm like, God, this movie is beautiful. And it's worth it. There's a reason they don't use it anymore.
So he was like, why is the snow good in these movies, but it's not good in these? And then he found like some old stock snow that isn't made anymore. Fake snow from the 90s or whatever. And they managed to locate just enough. That's asbestos. And I'm breathing this asbestos in and I'm like, God, this movie is beautiful. And it's worth it. There's a reason they don't use it anymore.
So he was like, why is the snow good in these movies, but it's not good in these? And then he found like some old stock snow that isn't made anymore. Fake snow from the 90s or whatever. And they managed to locate just enough. That's asbestos. And I'm breathing this asbestos in and I'm like, God, this movie is beautiful. And it's worth it. There's a reason they don't use it anymore.
So I was poisoning myself. God, it looks good on screen. He is like, yeah.
So I was poisoning myself. God, it looks good on screen. He is like, yeah.
So I was poisoning myself. God, it looks good on screen. He is like, yeah.
it's just his dedication to like the details of historically but also like exploring the occult and the emotional aspects of this story it's something he's wanted to make since he was 8 years old and there was a play of it he did at school so no one could have told it better what are the Eggers movies that you were really drawn to
it's just his dedication to like the details of historically but also like exploring the occult and the emotional aspects of this story it's something he's wanted to make since he was 8 years old and there was a play of it he did at school so no one could have told it better what are the Eggers movies that you were really drawn to
it's just his dedication to like the details of historically but also like exploring the occult and the emotional aspects of this story it's something he's wanted to make since he was 8 years old and there was a play of it he did at school so no one could have told it better what are the Eggers movies that you were really drawn to
I mean, The Witch was the first one I saw, and I met him after that, which I just thought, all his movies feel so real, which is kind of a weird thing, because I'm not necessarily a horror fan.
I mean, The Witch was the first one I saw, and I met him after that, which I just thought, all his movies feel so real, which is kind of a weird thing, because I'm not necessarily a horror fan.
I mean, The Witch was the first one I saw, and I met him after that, which I just thought, all his movies feel so real, which is kind of a weird thing, because I'm not necessarily a horror fan.
Oh, he's a master of creating tension. I think you're going to love that. I think I'm excited for you to see it because it's like the tension he creates, but it is visually stunning. And the score and the sound is like imposing and fills your bones.
Oh, he's a master of creating tension. I think you're going to love that. I think I'm excited for you to see it because it's like the tension he creates, but it is visually stunning. And the score and the sound is like imposing and fills your bones.
Oh, he's a master of creating tension. I think you're going to love that. I think I'm excited for you to see it because it's like the tension he creates, but it is visually stunning. And the score and the sound is like imposing and fills your bones.
But then there's this weird thing where it's like, you're watching and you're like, you can't take your eyes away because it's like looking at a Rembrandt every scene, every shot. But then there's also this thing where you like don't want to look away because you're also, this is scary. Something's coming, something's happening. And it's
But then there's this weird thing where it's like, you're watching and you're like, you can't take your eyes away because it's like looking at a Rembrandt every scene, every shot. But then there's also this thing where you like don't want to look away because you're also, this is scary. Something's coming, something's happening. And it's