JI comments on script for "Green Zone"

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JI comments on script for "Green Zone"

Post by Hilary the Touched » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:03 pm

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/18/ja ... eally-one/

Jason Isaacs talks to MTV about Paul Greengrass's preference for improvisation.

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Post by Helen8 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:18 am

Nice article. Thanks, Miss Hilary!

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Post by Gillian » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:07 pm

That must've been a challenge. Usually it's just some lines that are improvised, or maybe the occasional scene. Not an entire film. It'll be interesting to see how the actors deal with it.

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Post by marilaine » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:52 am

So, this was done as they filmed. Hmmmmm! :scratch
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Post by Chari910 » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:52 pm

I'm glad Greg Kinnear agrees with Jason..

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Post by Gillian » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:16 pm

Wow. That's high praise from Mr. Kinnear.
I'm even more intrigued about this film now.

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Post by Chari910 » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:14 pm

Apparently that was not what Jason meant for the whole movie.


This is what Jason Isaacs had to say in response to the piece and the quote:

“I can't imagine saying that we are making Green Zone, the Paul Greengrass movie, without a script or that it wasn't a brilliant one. Brian Helgeland - he of LA Confidential, Mystic River, Knight's Tale etc etc etc fame - wrote a fantastically taut script that, along with the rest of the cast, persuaded me to abandon my family and decamp to Morocco for months. It's true that there are real soldiers, Iraqis and experts of all kinds on set who contribute to the authenticity and that Paul's style of shooting keeps you absolutely on your toes, but the story, the scenes and pretty much every word come from his Oscar-winning keyboard. Which is just as well since his version is a nail-biting thriller that fizzes off the pages whilst my improvised version would consist of me swearing a lot, mumbling and asking what time we were breaking for lunch.”
http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/1 ... Page1.html

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Post by Angel Tavington » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:23 pm

thanks for posting this, Char :oops:







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Post by Gillian » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:28 pm

Wow. Somebody screwed up big time.

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