The Idea of You with Michael Showalter and Kay Cannon (Ep. 477)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Director Michael Showalter discusses his new film, The Idea of You, with fellow Director Kay Cannon in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the in-depth process of casting the Hayes character, working with a songwriter who writes for real pop bands to make a full soundtrack, and taking care to craft a realistic story that respects the genre. The film tells the story of Solène, who while chaperoning her daughter at Coachella, finds instant chemistry with the lead singer of a popular boyband. But while their whirlwind romance creates an undeniable spark, it isn’t long before his superstar status causes challenges, and Solène discovers life in the spotlight may be more than she bargained for. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/June2024/IdeaOfYou_QnA_0524

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0:00.0	For me, as just, again, as just like, I'm making the movie kind of like for myself in a way
0:05.7	is like to go on the journey of watching these two people fall in love, like to really feel
0:11.5	like this is what it would be.
0:13.3	I mean, it's interesting.
0:14.1	So Len actually doesn't even know who he is.
0:16.0	But like, this is the escape.
0:19.3	This is the fantasy is that you meet that person and that they get to know you.
0:23.3	And so for the audience is to like make make it feel like, yeah, that's what would happen.
0:27.7	They lock eyes and immediately they're in love.
0:29.7	It's more of like, what would it really be?
0:55.1	Yeah. Hello and welcome back to the Directors Cut, brought to by the Directors Guild of America.
1:01.5	In this episode, a single mother begins an unexpected romance with a popular young musician in director Michael Schoelter's romantic drama, The Idea of You.
1:06.7	The film tells the story of Salin, who while chaperoning her daughter at Coachella,
1:11.6	finds instant chemistry with the lead singer of a popular boy band.
1:15.5	But while their whirlwind romance creates an undeniable spark,
1:19.1	it isn't long before his superstar status causes challenges,
1:22.6	and Salin discovers life in the spotlight may be more than she bargained for.
1:27.5	In addition to the idea of you,
1:30.0	Showalter's other directorial credits include the feature films,
1:33.2	Spoiler Alert, The Eyes of Tammy Fay, and The Big Sick,
1:37.5	and episodes of the series, I Love That for You,
1:40.5	The Dropout, Grace and Frankie, and Search Party.
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