This year’s “Map to the Stars” marks the second straight time David Cronenberg has worked with former “Twlight” hearthrob Robert Pattinson and the third time with Sarah Gadon, who first appeared in “A Dangerous Method” alongside the director’s previous muse, Viggo Mortensen. In the run-up to that 2011 historical film, Cronenberg took part in a short video – along with co-star Michael Fassbender – where he revealed his thoughts on the creative process.
Spanning just over five minutes long and shot around the time of the Venice Film Festival, the short video is still illuminating despite its short length. In point of fact, when asked about where his ideas for films come from, the Canadian director said that “a film can come from anywhere: from a newspaper article, from a dream, from a nightmare, from a joke.” It’s not a lot but it’s nice espresso shot of Cronenberg should you need one.
Fassbender also makes an appearance in the video and gets asked about working with Steve McQueen – “He’s got such a high bullshit radar” – since the actor had just won an award for his work in “Shame” at the Venice Film Festival. Watch the video below. [35 MM]