Can't wait to watch this one, even though I know from word of mouth that it isn't particularly good as a whole. I know you're not much of a podcast guy, but we covered MOON just a few weeks ago (https://wineand.substack.com/p/wine-andmovies-moon-2009-with-jessica) and a few fun facts:
-MUTE was Duncan's original screenplay, he wrote it before Moon, while still in film school.
-Duncan wanted Sam Rockwell to play the Paul Rudd character, but Rockwell wanted to be the Skarsgaard character! They couldn't see eye to eye on this, so Rockwell said to stay in touch if Duncan had anything else.
-Duncan went home and immediately started dreaming up a vehicle for Rockwell, as he was determined that Rockwell would star in his first feature film. Thus, Moon was born, as a sort-of prequel to Mute, and something he could make with a much more modest budget (~$5M).
-There's a third chapter to this loose "trilogy", a graphic novel called MADI: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE FUTURE which again takes place in the same universe and takes place after Mute.
On a less fun note, sorry to hear about the physical violence and intimidation factor of prison culture. Silence really is the scariest thing - the most terrifying on screen villains aren't those who monologue but those who speak rarely, and quietly even then.
I did not know there was a "Moon-verse", though I can't say it excites me too much. There's nothing thematically, tonally or visually to suggest "Moon" and "Mute" have a relationship. Duncan Jones once seemed so exciting, but "Mute" was boooooooooring. I prefer the theory that "Source Code" is within the same universe as "Quantum Leap", which is... vaguely supported!
Hs ha! I am looking forward to Duncan's next: an animated feature based on the Rogue Trooper comic. But yeah, he hasn't had a particularly good film since Moon, which is kind of shocking.
Can't wait to watch this one, even though I know from word of mouth that it isn't particularly good as a whole. I know you're not much of a podcast guy, but we covered MOON just a few weeks ago (https://wineand.substack.com/p/wine-andmovies-moon-2009-with-jessica) and a few fun facts:
-MUTE was Duncan's original screenplay, he wrote it before Moon, while still in film school.
-Duncan wanted Sam Rockwell to play the Paul Rudd character, but Rockwell wanted to be the Skarsgaard character! They couldn't see eye to eye on this, so Rockwell said to stay in touch if Duncan had anything else.
-Duncan went home and immediately started dreaming up a vehicle for Rockwell, as he was determined that Rockwell would star in his first feature film. Thus, Moon was born, as a sort-of prequel to Mute, and something he could make with a much more modest budget (~$5M).
-There's a third chapter to this loose "trilogy", a graphic novel called MADI: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE FUTURE which again takes place in the same universe and takes place after Mute.
On a less fun note, sorry to hear about the physical violence and intimidation factor of prison culture. Silence really is the scariest thing - the most terrifying on screen villains aren't those who monologue but those who speak rarely, and quietly even then.
Appreciate the kind words!
I did not know there was a "Moon-verse", though I can't say it excites me too much. There's nothing thematically, tonally or visually to suggest "Moon" and "Mute" have a relationship. Duncan Jones once seemed so exciting, but "Mute" was boooooooooring. I prefer the theory that "Source Code" is within the same universe as "Quantum Leap", which is... vaguely supported!
Hs ha! I am looking forward to Duncan's next: an animated feature based on the Rogue Trooper comic. But yeah, he hasn't had a particularly good film since Moon, which is kind of shocking.