The Girl in The Spider’s Web with Fede Alvarez and Sam Raimi (Ep. 179)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Director Fede Alvarez discusses his film, The Girl in the Spider's Web, with fellow director Sam Raimi. Based on the best-selling novels by David Lagercrantz, the film follows Lisbeth Salander as she hacks a computer program that can access nuclear weapons across the globe. Soon she and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2019/Jan2019/GirlInSpidersWeb_QnA_1118.aspx

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0:00.0	Hello, and thanks for tuning in to another episode of The Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America,
0:07.4	featuring today's top directors sharing behind-the-scenes stories of their latest films and insights into the craft of directing.
0:14.3	The Directors' Cut is now available on Spotify, so please take a second to subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.5	This episode takes us behind the scenes of director Feda Alvarez's new crime drama, The Girl in the Spider's Web.
0:38.3	Based on the best-selling novels by David Loggercrans and a follow-up to David Fincher's
0:43.3	2011 English-language remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the film follows Lisbeth Salander,
0:50.3	as she hacks a computer program that can access nuclear weapons across the globe.
0:55.0	Soon, she and journalist Mikhail Blomquist find themselves caught in a web of spies,
1:00.0	cybercriminals, and corrupt government officials.
1:04.0	In addition to The Girl in the Spider's Web, Mr. Alvarez's credits include the short film Attake de Panico,
1:11.1	the horror fantasy Evil Dead, and the cat and mouse thriller Don't Breathe.
1:16.4	Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:20.5	Mr. Alvarez spoke with director Sam Ramey about filming The Girl in the Spider's Web.
1:25.5	During their conversation, Mr. Alvarez discusses moving up to a larger budget after his previous films,
1:31.3	how operating the camera during certain action scenes helped him to direct,
1:35.3	and barbecuing for the crew as a persuasion tactic.
1:46.7	Hello, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for coming out tonight.
1:48.5	I'd like to introduce my good friend, Fetti Alvarez.
1:51.7	Hey, our director.
1:52.7	Thank you for coming.
1:54.7	Thank you for staying.
1:55.7	Well, Fetti, the movie is awesome.
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