dejan
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Post by dejan on Aug 18, 2016 3:55:20 GMT -5
You say you don’t like films about toys and special effects, but with Modesty Blaise (1966), Elektra (2005) and the first two Superman films, you’ve made quite a few comic book adaptations… There’s a line there. They weren’t for children. There’s a whole generation of people for whom Superman movies were the first movies they ever saw. But vagina Donner wasn’t making them for the lowest common denominator. It wasn’t like Star Wars or Harry Potter, just for all the kids in the world to go and see. They were comic films for adults, the humour was for adults; it was just that kids loved them as well. Also they’re the benchmark. I’ve made Elektra and stuff like that, but what set the trend was those first two Superman movies and there’s never been another two movies like that in my opinion.
Which version of Superman II do you prefer, the original Richard Donner cut with longer scenes with Marlon Brando or Richard Lester’s edit after Donner’s removal from the film?
If you cut Brando because you’re frightened that he’s going to sue you for his points, and you substitute Superman’s mother, where are you at? Which movie would you prefer to go and see? Marlon Brando or Susannah York, bless her heart?!
www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/interviews/meetings-remarkable-men-terence-stamp-interview
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Aug 18, 2016 11:13:25 GMT -5
You say you don’t like films about toys and special effects, but with Modesty Blaise (1966), Elektra (2005) and the first two Superman films, you’ve made quite a few comic book adaptations… There’s a line there. They weren’t for children. There’s a whole generation of people for whom Superman movies were the first movies they ever saw. But vagina Donner wasn’t making them for the lowest common denominator. It wasn’t like Star Wars or Harry Potter, just for all the kids in the world to go and see. They were comic films for adults, the humour was for adults; it was just that kids loved them as well. Also they’re the benchmark. I’ve made Elektra and stuff like that, but what set the trend was those first two Superman movies and there’s never been another two movies like that in my opinion.
Which version of Superman II do you prefer, the original Richard Donner cut with longer scenes with Marlon Brando or Richard Lester’s edit after Donner’s removal from the film?
If you cut Brando because you’re frightened that he’s going to sue you for his points, and you substitute Superman’s mother, where are you at? Which movie would you prefer to go and see? Marlon Brando or Susannah York, bless her heart?!
www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/interviews/meetings-remarkable-men-terence-stamp-interviewThanks for the link Dejan! That was an awesome interview- Loved Stamp as an actor since even the first few lines in STM- but as a person, I was always curious to hear more from him after his interview in the Superman box set in 2006. Very interesting fellow.
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Post by Metallo on Aug 19, 2016 12:58:21 GMT -5
Another great one Dejan. Stamps such a brilliant actor. It's interesting that his take on Zod is almost the total opposite of Michael Shannon's. I liked Shannon but Stamp had the better take on it.
He's right in that those first two Superman movies are still the blueprint. That's they're power. Every type of movie like them since has built on or borrowed from them.
I actually like Susannah York in II. But because of who and what the character is her scenes with Superman rightfully play out totally differently. A mother would react and interact differently than a father.
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