Cate Blanchett touched down in Toronto for a wide-ranging talk about creative conflict on film sets, making big-budget films “risky,” and why her six-time Oscar-nominated film “Carol” struggled to find funding.
“We want the numbers,” Blanchett said (though she didn’t specifically name-drop “Disclaimer” maker Apple, which, like most streamers, tends to shield its audience metrics).
“At one point, another director was going to do it, and he got sort of taken off the project,” Blanchett said.
That prompted her to step away as well, until Haynes expressed interest in the project and got Blanchett back on board.
… Anything that gives you the time to think long thoughts and think uncomfortable thoughts, because being an actor, it’s pretty uncomfortable a lot of the time.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Apple, “, NBC
Locations:
Toronto, Kingdom
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