![]() ![]() It was a war that changed the world, changed the shape of Europe. Even though you don't need to know anything about the first World War to see this movie, it is now over 100 years since the war ended. Mendes: It's a good time any time for a story about the human experience of war. Why is it important to tell this story now? And Krysty, the screenwriter, took that idea and thought, "Well, what if that man kept going and that man became two men: Scofield and Blake?" And that's how we came up with the idea. One particular story he told about a man carrying a message was the germ of this movie. He fought in the war as a 17-year-old, but didn't talk about his experiences until his seventies. It was inspired by stories my grandfather told me. What happens to them in two hours of real time is shot as one continuous shot. Mendes: The movie is about two men who were tasked with delivering a message across no man's land and into German territory that will potentially save the lives of 1,600 men including one of the men's brothers. ![]() Here's an edited transcript of our conversation.īenedict Cumberbatch plays Colonel MacKenzie in 1917.ġ917 is described as an epic war film that takes us through the trenches of WWI. We discussed numerous topics including the challenges of filming in a single shot, how Mendes used his theater skills to direct scenes, making movies on an iPhone and the role research played in keeping 1917 authentic. Mendes, Deakins, Chapman, MacKay and screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns joined CNET Editor-In-Chief Connie Guglielmo and me to talk about their latest film. I should also note that Chapman's mullet-ed performance in the film Blinded By The Light is absolutely wonderful. The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth and Andrew Scott (aka Hot Priest from Fleabag) in supporting roles, leaving the leads to Dean-Charles Chapman, who you might remember as Tommen from Game of Thrones, and George MacKay who was in the film Captain Fantastic. Left to right are members of the 1917 team: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins.ġ917 is up for 10 Academy Awards in total, including best picture and best director.
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