“Conversely, there are a lot of concerns with that.
Below, Borte talks more about the film, working with Crowe, and a possible sequel.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you come on board the project?
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They had just purchased the script and wanted me to read it.
Russell was not involved yet.
And how does one go about getting Russell Crowe to star in one’s movie?
A lot of the film is set in cars, and moving cars at that.
What are the practical difficulties of that?
Short of rewriting this and making it about people on scooters, it really had to be cars.
Yeah, it does present challenges.
Russell Crowe’s character is extremely angry throughout the entire film.
Can he just turn that on and off?
Or does he grump around before and after a scene?
He really gets you to raise your game up to meet his.
Once the cameras are rolling, he’s where he needs to be.
Tell us about casting Caren Pistorius and Gabriel Batemen.
Caren we found through a fairly exhaustive audition process.
It was very obvious immediately after watching her first audition that she just had something special on camera.
She just brought it every day.
She rose to the occasion playing opposite an obviously legendary acclaimed actor.
Gabe is a pro, he’s been around a long time.
In his 14 or 15 years, I’m sure the majority of that has been spent on set.
He’s a very smart actor and asks great questions and wants to dig deeper into every scene.
He’s a pretty special kid.
What do you want people to take away from the film in terms of a message?
The film is, number one, entertainment.
It’s an edge-of-your-seat ride for ninety minutes.
Yet, as I said, the main takeaway here is, it’s a heck of a ride.
Could there be anUnhingedsequel?
There’s no shortage of ways in which people can go off the rails.
I think that’s a great question for Solstice.
As you said, it’s a subject matter that is ripe for exploration beyond this film.
But you’re not saying no toUnhinged 2: The Unhinging?
[Laughs] TheRe-Unhinging?
It is fertile ground for material.
I guess we’ll see what happens.
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