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Sorry if it was posted (can't find it) - something similar Ehren Kruger told in interview for EW too.
You see how the personal question about DC/RW will be handled - they just switch it to their professional capacity - which is good.
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz 'Committed' To 'Dream House' Couple
Producer Ehren Kruger talks about the newlyweds' performance in the thriller, in our Fall Movie Preview.
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz married in a quiet New York ceremony in June, an idyllic union that presents a stark contrast to their onscreen marriage in "Dream House."
A genre mash-up with thriller and horror elements directed by Jim Sheridan, the film begins with a familiar setup: Craig, Weisz and their daughters move to a new home, only to discover their quarters are nothing like what they expected. From there, though, "Dream House" takes a twist, one that makes viewers reconsider everything they've previously seen and which was revealed in a surprisingly spoiler-filled trailer this summer.
But as producer Ehren Kruger told MTV News recently, that twist is just one in a flick filled with them. If you think you know everything "Dream House" has in store, he made clear that you're missing all the clues — just as Kruger and the rest of the cast and crew seemingly missed the signs on set that Craig and Weisz's heated on-camera coupling was the beginning of a trip down the aisle.
As part of our Fall Movie Preview, we not only have a chat with Kruger, but the first clip from the film, in which Weisz confesses that she's certain something is wrong with their new home and Craig promises to hire a priest or "feng shui the place." Hit play on the video above and the read on for Kruger's interview.
MTV: You've got some impressive talent in front of and behind the camera. How did all those pieces of the puzzle come together?
Ehren Kruger: It started with the original script by David Loucka, which blended genres in a very interesting way. That caught the eye of Jim Sheridan, and he's not a director who is known for doing straightforward genre pieces. So he responded to some of the deeper character ideas in the script, and once he became interested, we started developing the script with him and very quickly there were actors like Daniel and Rachel and Naomi [Watts] that were interested in being a part of it, because his reputation is so wonderful with performance. You don't always get that in genres that are perceived as just a mystery or just a scary movie or just a thriller, so getting involved in this allowed the actors to bring their A-game and challenge themselves performance-wise.
MTV: As you said, this is not the type of film that Jim Sheridan normally takes on. Why was he the right guy for the job?
Kruger: He's often dealing with families in an emotional crisis. He really responds to that sort of environment, so while this story has a lot of the scary genre trappings and mystery trappings, at its core it's really a family that's in intense crisis.
MTV: In terms of developing the script, what are the influences you drew on?
Kruger: It shares some genre DNA with movies like "The Others" or "The Sixth Sense" or "Rosemary's Baby" and movies that really try to cast a spell in terms of mood. In the world of scary thriller mysteries, there are the vampires and the zombies and the mask killers. They are very upfront with what is scary about them. And then there are the more traditional ghost-story antagonists, where their secrets can play something even more sinister. You don't quite know who is pulling the strings and what to be afraid of. We talked about some of those classic ghost-story influences like "The Haunting" or "The Innocence" or "The Shining," movies where you are dealing with something you initially think you can fight or combat but then aren't sure if you can at all.
MTV: Tell us about what Daniel brought to the table, how he approached the material and how he made the character his own.
Kruger: He's a very intense person, and it comes across in his roles and on the screen. This is a character who, on the outside, seems like an everyman, a family man, but you come to find out he has a number of demons of his own. Daniel was really able to dig into those and pull off a very intense portrayal of a man trying to protect his family in nearly an impossible situation. It's a very valiant performance from him. And the chemistry between him and Rachel, which is kind of the core of the film, is really great.
MTV: Was their relationship off camera apparent to you on the set?
Kruger: They are both very focused actors, so you just figured they were really committed to their performance of this married couple. There is method acting and I guess there is matrimonial method acting. But I wouldn't say it was apparent during shooting. They were playing the roles as professional, and it went from there.
MTV: You show a big twist in the trailer about the murders that took place in the house. How do you make the decision of how much to reveal and how early?
Kruger: It's always a trick with movies that start off seeming like one thing and then turn into something else. In the case of this movie, it turns into something else again. You just have to make the decision of what is the best way to tell the audience that they are going to be getting more than what they think they are getting. You could have a trailer that doesn't reveal any of the revelations that they will come to find out about — the house where he lives and the family — and then there's just not quite enough juicy material to sell the movie. You have to provide a little and assure the audience there's going to be more revelations.
MTV: When do you find out who the murderer is in the movie?
Kruger: It will be in the first half of the movie that you are getting the revelations that are in the trailer, so there is still half of the movie of mystery to tell.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/167045 ... ouse.jhtml
You see how the personal question about DC/RW will be handled - they just switch it to their professional capacity - which is good.
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz 'Committed' To 'Dream House' Couple
Producer Ehren Kruger talks about the newlyweds' performance in the thriller, in our Fall Movie Preview.
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz married in a quiet New York ceremony in June, an idyllic union that presents a stark contrast to their onscreen marriage in "Dream House."
A genre mash-up with thriller and horror elements directed by Jim Sheridan, the film begins with a familiar setup: Craig, Weisz and their daughters move to a new home, only to discover their quarters are nothing like what they expected. From there, though, "Dream House" takes a twist, one that makes viewers reconsider everything they've previously seen and which was revealed in a surprisingly spoiler-filled trailer this summer.
But as producer Ehren Kruger told MTV News recently, that twist is just one in a flick filled with them. If you think you know everything "Dream House" has in store, he made clear that you're missing all the clues — just as Kruger and the rest of the cast and crew seemingly missed the signs on set that Craig and Weisz's heated on-camera coupling was the beginning of a trip down the aisle.
As part of our Fall Movie Preview, we not only have a chat with Kruger, but the first clip from the film, in which Weisz confesses that she's certain something is wrong with their new home and Craig promises to hire a priest or "feng shui the place." Hit play on the video above and the read on for Kruger's interview.
MTV: You've got some impressive talent in front of and behind the camera. How did all those pieces of the puzzle come together?
Ehren Kruger: It started with the original script by David Loucka, which blended genres in a very interesting way. That caught the eye of Jim Sheridan, and he's not a director who is known for doing straightforward genre pieces. So he responded to some of the deeper character ideas in the script, and once he became interested, we started developing the script with him and very quickly there were actors like Daniel and Rachel and Naomi [Watts] that were interested in being a part of it, because his reputation is so wonderful with performance. You don't always get that in genres that are perceived as just a mystery or just a scary movie or just a thriller, so getting involved in this allowed the actors to bring their A-game and challenge themselves performance-wise.
MTV: As you said, this is not the type of film that Jim Sheridan normally takes on. Why was he the right guy for the job?
Kruger: He's often dealing with families in an emotional crisis. He really responds to that sort of environment, so while this story has a lot of the scary genre trappings and mystery trappings, at its core it's really a family that's in intense crisis.
MTV: In terms of developing the script, what are the influences you drew on?
Kruger: It shares some genre DNA with movies like "The Others" or "The Sixth Sense" or "Rosemary's Baby" and movies that really try to cast a spell in terms of mood. In the world of scary thriller mysteries, there are the vampires and the zombies and the mask killers. They are very upfront with what is scary about them. And then there are the more traditional ghost-story antagonists, where their secrets can play something even more sinister. You don't quite know who is pulling the strings and what to be afraid of. We talked about some of those classic ghost-story influences like "The Haunting" or "The Innocence" or "The Shining," movies where you are dealing with something you initially think you can fight or combat but then aren't sure if you can at all.
MTV: Tell us about what Daniel brought to the table, how he approached the material and how he made the character his own.
Kruger: He's a very intense person, and it comes across in his roles and on the screen. This is a character who, on the outside, seems like an everyman, a family man, but you come to find out he has a number of demons of his own. Daniel was really able to dig into those and pull off a very intense portrayal of a man trying to protect his family in nearly an impossible situation. It's a very valiant performance from him. And the chemistry between him and Rachel, which is kind of the core of the film, is really great.
MTV: Was their relationship off camera apparent to you on the set?
Kruger: They are both very focused actors, so you just figured they were really committed to their performance of this married couple. There is method acting and I guess there is matrimonial method acting. But I wouldn't say it was apparent during shooting. They were playing the roles as professional, and it went from there.
MTV: You show a big twist in the trailer about the murders that took place in the house. How do you make the decision of how much to reveal and how early?
Kruger: It's always a trick with movies that start off seeming like one thing and then turn into something else. In the case of this movie, it turns into something else again. You just have to make the decision of what is the best way to tell the audience that they are going to be getting more than what they think they are getting. You could have a trailer that doesn't reveal any of the revelations that they will come to find out about — the house where he lives and the family — and then there's just not quite enough juicy material to sell the movie. You have to provide a little and assure the audience there's going to be more revelations.
MTV: When do you find out who the murderer is in the movie?
Kruger: It will be in the first half of the movie that you are getting the revelations that are in the trailer, so there is still half of the movie of mystery to tell.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/167045 ... ouse.jhtml
Gosh I hope that they are going to do some promotion soon. I hope the director gets interviewed too so we know the studio didn't take the film away from him. Right now, we're just getting gossip with no confirmation of anything. It would just kill the film if the stars and director won't say a word because they think it was ruined. THe press will take that as a cue and kill it.
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You could be right, of course, but the film is in the news already and we have seen, that tons of interviews and whatnot didn't save C&A - so maybe this will develop a life of its own and do well. Must say, I don't overly trust Daniels judgement anymore based on doing FOAF the way they did and on C&A.tampa wrote:Gosh I hope that they are going to do some promotion soon. I hope the director gets interviewed too so we know the studio didn't take the film away from him. Right now, we're just getting gossip with no confirmation of anything. It would just kill the film if the stars and director won't say a word because they think it was ruined. THe press will take that as a cue and kill it.
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
Yes. All the promo in the world won't make a film a hit. They spent a lot of time and money to promote C & A. Tom Hanks also promo'd the heck out of his last film with Julia Roberts, and it was a huge bomb. It would be ironic if they didn't promote DH at all, and it was a hit. But if it is any good, and a thriller usually has to work as a thriller, you'd think they would want to promote it.Germangirl wrote:You could be right, of course, but the film is in the news already and we have seen, that tons of interviews and whatnot didn't save C&A - so maybe this will develop a life of its own and do well. Must say, I don't overly trust Daniels judgement anymore based on doing FOAF the way they did and on C&A.tampa wrote:Gosh I hope that they are going to do some promotion soon. I hope the director gets interviewed too so we know the studio didn't take the film away from him. Right now, we're just getting gossip with no confirmation of anything. It would just kill the film if the stars and director won't say a word because they think it was ruined. THe press will take that as a cue and kill it.
OT: Just saw a picture of Ryan Gosling at the Toronto film festival. He is dressed almost exactly like DC was in Berlin, similar suit cut, and funky shoes. I'm positive he is imitating DC but I don't find him good looking. He has a pointy chin, and close set eyes. But it looks like Drive will be a hit. Actors need to be lucky.
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No, I don't find him good looking at all either, but it seems a lot of folks are lucky with their films while DC isn't. Time this changes...without C&A2 I believe, there is a ASR film on his desk - there may be time now and so far, at least Babs always got big bucks out of him...tampa wrote:Yes. All the promo in the world won't make a film a hit. They spent a lot of time and money to promote C & A. Tom Hanks also promo'd the heck out of his last film with Julia Roberts, and it was a huge bomb. It would be ironic if they didn't promote DH at all, and it was a hit. But if it is any good, and a thriller usually has to work as a thriller, you'd think they would want to promote it.Germangirl wrote:You could be right, of course, but the film is in the news already and we have seen, that tons of interviews and whatnot didn't save C&A - so maybe this will develop a life of its own and do well. Must say, I don't overly trust Daniels judgement anymore based on doing FOAF the way they did and on C&A.tampa wrote:Gosh I hope that they are going to do some promotion soon. I hope the director gets interviewed too so we know the studio didn't take the film away from him. Right now, we're just getting gossip with no confirmation of anything. It would just kill the film if the stars and director won't say a word because they think it was ruined. THe press will take that as a cue and kill it.
OT: Just saw a picture of Ryan Gosling at the Toronto film festival. He is dressed almost exactly like DC was in Berlin, similar suit cut, and funky shoes. I'm positive he is imitating DC but I don't find him good looking. He has a pointy chin, and close set eyes. But it looks like Drive will be a hit. Actors need to be lucky.
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
I'm not a big HJ fan and the play did not get good reviews from the critics in NY. Maybe as a small budget film it would work. But I think HJ has a number of big films lined up. He will be doing Wolfman whatever, and they just announced he's doing Le Miz. They might have to recast his ASR role. I'd like to see DC do a really good romantic film with Eva Green. I thought they were terrific together. But for sure, not a romcom.Germangirl wrote:No, I don't find him good looking at all either, but it seems a lot of folks are lucky with their films while DC isn't. Time this changes...without C&A2 I believe, there is a ASR film on his desk - there may be time now and so far, at least Babs always got big bucks out of him...tampa wrote:Yes. All the promo in the world won't make a film a hit. They spent a lot of time and money to promote C & A. Tom Hanks also promo'd the heck out of his last film with Julia Roberts, and it was a huge bomb. It would be ironic if they didn't promote DH at all, and it was a hit. But if it is any good, and a thriller usually has to work as a thriller, you'd think they would want to promote it.Germangirl wrote: You could be right, of course, but the film is in the news already and we have seen, that tons of interviews and whatnot didn't save C&A - so maybe this will develop a life of its own and do well. Must say, I don't overly trust Daniels judgement anymore based on doing FOAF the way they did and on C&A.
OT: Just saw a picture of Ryan Gosling at the Toronto film festival. He is dressed almost exactly like DC was in Berlin, similar suit cut, and funky shoes. I'm positive he is imitating DC but I don't find him good looking. He has a pointy chin, and close set eyes. But it looks like Drive will be a hit. Actors need to be lucky.
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It doesnt really bother me whether C&A was a massive hit or not, I enjoyed the film, actors and actresses have films that bomb all the time or dont do that well, its part of the business. Hopefully as long as he keeps getting the work, and making films thats the main thing for me. Hopefullly tattoo will do well for him, and Bond. Long as i can see him on the cinema screen I will be well happy. 
