Certainly one of the more interesting films to hit earlier this year was Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Jones made a splash back in 2009 with his debut film MOON; so what is the man working on now? He recently conducted an interview with DIY, and they asked him about what he is up to and about his meeting with the special effects wizards WETA.
On his next script: “I can say that it is a science fiction film, and potentially… I’ll take a break from sci-fi after this film. Moon was done at a tiny budget and we really squeezed everything we could out of it. Source Code was a chance to work on a bigger budget with name actors, but on a project that wasn’t my own. Hopefully, this third film will be the kind of sci-fi I want to make, on a budget where I can afford to do it as I see it in my head. After that, I’ll change genres.”
His meeting with WETA: “My producer and I traveled to New Zealand to visit the guys at WETA. We had an amazing experience. They’re the best in the world, and when you get the chance to meet them, and see how they do it, it’s not just a company – they have a community of people who love film, and are amazing at it. I feel I would be privileged to get the chance to work with WETA so hopefully that will happen.“
Sounds pretty good to me, I would love to see Jones do another sci-fi film. Seems like he is headed in the direction that he wants to be going it. It also sounds like he had a great experience with WETA, perhaps that visit will inspire him. Whatever happens, we’ll be sure to keep tabs on what he does do next.
Star of SOURCE CODE Michelle Monaghan
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