“We didn’t have the budget or the time to be able to light everything in the gym. We just used available lighting. We were shooting at this place called The Pit in Albuquerque, which is huge and they broadcast games there. There was enough light but in that case, how do we make this one piece about getting into his head? Let’s turn almost everything off and just play with this idea of creating this world like the spot.”
A sensation at this year’s Cannes, winner of the Jury Prize and the historic Best Actress award shared by leads, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Adriana Paz.
“They described it as the sound of God’s fingernails on the chalkboard. It was one of the biggest things for me, like, okay, well, this is a great prompt before even going into a spotting session with the clients.”
“You want everyone’s work to shine. My job as an editor is to bring out the best in everybody.”
“There was a lot of preparation, especially when we got Olivia Colman and Claire Foy confirmed for the episode with Imelda Staunton. We always knew about the last scene, having three queens altogether would be iconic.”
“It’s easy to write about an eye in the sky staring down in a book or in a script, but when it comes time to design it, well, what kind of eye is that? What color is the eye? What is it?”
“Practical stunts, for us, is what we like to do. If we could bring somebody up to the Eiffel Tower, let’s do it. Let’s try it. Let’s explode those cars. It was awesome growing up watching Jackie do it all. ‘Film is forever.’ That’s what he would always yell, ‘Film is forever!'”
“Some things were kind of surprisingly homey, and I thought, if I replicate this, it’s going to look like we can’t afford to do this stuff.”
Trainspotting, Misery, and Harry Potter were just a few of the costume designer’s references for Baby Reindeer.
Main cast members Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings are confirmed to reprise their roles in the Emmy-nominated show.
