Director Scott Weintraub is making his big-screen directorial debut with the Apple TV+ action thriller. Paradox effect — and even Weintrob was surprised that the legendary actor Harvey Keitel He agreed to come on board.
“The thing about Harvey is that a lot of actors don’t want to work with a first-time filmmaker,” Weintrob said. We weekly Exclusively ahead of the premiere on Tuesday, September 24. “Once they’re at a point in their career, they’re like, ‘Oh, we just want to do studio movies. ’ And I get that. Harvey’s not like that. He’s a legacy. He’s like one of the living greats.”
Weintrob was full of praise for Keitel's previous work, which included some of Quentin Tarantino and By Martin Scorsese first films like Popular fiction and Taxi driver — noting that the acclaimed actor is known for taking risks with new directors.
“He gave a lot of directors a chance and he looked at my work, we talked and he had seen my work,” Weintrob said.
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According to Weintrob, Keitel is traditional in his approach to acting, sharing that he is not interested in “social media” or anything other than “Who is my character? How did I get here? What are we doing here? Why am I saying these lines? Who am I talking to?” he said. “He wants to know everything and they really build the character together.”
The Emmy Award-winning director also said: Us Keitel was also interested because Weintrob “wrote specifically” for him. “I think he auditioned me,” Weintrob joked, adding that the film featured the actor for five or six days of shooting.
Paradox effect, Taking place in Bari, Italy, it follows a young woman (Olga Kurilenko) who has recovered from an addiction. As he heads to pick up his daughter (Alice Aston), whom she has not seen in over a year, witnesses a murder. The perpetrator (Keitel) spots her and picks her up for an overnight trip.
Asked what it was like to work on an intense film with child actors like the Astons, Weintrob said: Us “You have to come up with a situation that she can understand, right? That’s the hard thing with kids. You can’t talk to them or give them the same directions or instructions that you would give an adult.”
Although best known for his commercial work, Weintrob is excited to continue directing scripted films in the future.
“[I want to make] movies until I can't anymore,” he said. Us“That’s my interest. That’s my passion. Everybody, if they’re lucky enough to find their passion, that’s the most amazing thing, and mine is making movies.”
Paradox Effect is now streaming on Apple TV+.
Report by Sarah Jones