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Posts: 220 | Olivia Wilde interview with Collider
on Monday, September, 27, 2010 12:09 AM
My apologies if this has already been posted:
http://www.collider.com/2010/09/26/olivia-wilde-interview-tron-legacy-cowboys-and-aliens/
What’s your relationship with the original film? When did you see it and what did you take away from it?
Olivia: I hadn’t seen it in its entirety until before my first meeting with Joe [Kosinski] and Sean [Bailey], yet it was a part of my cultural awareness, as it is for many people. You think of the references to it in television shows like Family Guy, Chuck and several different shows, going back a long time, and it’s almost like Star Wars, in that there are a lot of people who haven’t seen Star Wars, but they feel like they have because it’s such a part of our cultural fabric. It certainly wasn’t as big as Star Wars. The interesting thing about Tron is that it bombed, but despite that, it triggered a wave of this Tron aesthetic that caught on. It was this sleeper movement. So, I was aware of it and I had felt like I’d seen it, but I hadn’t actually watched it.
When I watched it, I was really taken aback by how funny it was and how beautiful it was. It doesn’t hold up, in terms of the special effects being incredible. It’s weird and quirky, but that’s why it’s still interesting. It wasn’t trying to look like anything else. It came from Steven Lisberger’s head and it was such a laborious project. There were 900 people in Korea, painting film to create that effect. CG had never been used, ever. And, it was disqualified from the Academy Awards because they said that special effects meant that it wasn’t a real film.
Now, films like Avatar are nominated for Best Picture. It broke ground. The reason this one is happening now is because technology has just gotten to a point where this film can be as revolutionary as the first. If you had made this film 10 years ago, it would have fallen short because it couldn’t be as new, groundbreaking and beautiful. That’s why I think it’s the right time for it and that’s why I think people will enjoy it.
Did Joan of Arc influence the hair?
Olivia: Yes, it did. My first conversation with Joe about the look of Quorra, I said, “Joe, she’s Joan of Arc. We should cut off all her hair. She should be androgynous. There’s nothing about her that’s sexy and flowing. She doesn’t need to pile on sexiness because it’s inherent in that suit. Because she is this powerful warrior, she is sexy. We don’t need to push it at all.” With her character, internally she’s quite innocent and childlike, in her appreciation for the world, and very compassionate and naive, but with the hair and the physical creation of Quorra, I wanted her to have something that was reminiscent of Joan of Arc in a future cyberpunk world. She was also influenced by Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and some other characters and images that we found. It was just really exciting that Joe was open to that and that Disney was open to that. She didn’t need to have Little Mermaid hair. She could be asymmetrical and unorganic and not the typical definition of sexy.abortion pills online http://www.kvicksundscupen.se/template/default.aspx?abortion-questions cytotec abortion
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Posts: 2,056 | Re: Olivia Wilde interview with Collider
on Monday, September, 27, 2010 12:29 AM
Olivia is more intelligent than some people think and don't give her credit for.
I think she is bright, and seems to actually understand fully her role and the film, and that does her great credit.
Bubble brained models like Megan Fox may look "hawt" but she not even on the same intelligence level as serious, good female actress; of which I count Olivia among the small list of intelligent and talented and good hearted actresses.
I'm very pleased Joe selected her to play the role of Quorra, and I think she probably has done a very good job.
"The film is about finding human connection in an increasingly digital world." - Joseph Kosinski
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Posts: 3,488 | Re: Olivia Wilde interview with Collider
on Monday, September, 27, 2010 3:08 PM
I take it back when I was upset with an earlier comment--
Yeah, she's really very articulate. o_o
(And often I forget that sometimes the media likes to edit comments in a way that comes off as unflattering. Which really is rather unethical!)
...and I've been liking her more on House now that I finished the sixth season~abortion pills online abortion questions cytotec abortion
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