Acclaimed filmmaker Brady Corbet has finally opened up about his next directorial feature, a year after the critical success of A24’s epic period drama The Brutalist. For his work on the Adrien Brody-led movie, Corbet won his first Golden Globe award for Best Director. He also received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
What do we know about Brady Corbet’s X-rated movie?
During a recent interview with THR, Corbet has shared some new details about his next project, which he described as an X-rated Western movie that he will be shooting in 70mm. In addition, he also clarified that his movie won’t be connected to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, debunking what was previously reported.
“All I can say about the new film is that there’s been a lot of misinformation. It’s true that the film is an X-rated movie, and it’s true that it takes place mostly in the 1970s, but the film spans from the 19th century into the present day — it’s just predominantly focused on the ’70s. The film is really, really genre-defying,” Corbet explained. “But it was reported that the movie has something to do with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which is not true at all. That is just inaccurate. I think that the reason that was misconstrued is that I was talking about making a film that’s set in the 1970s. It will owe a debt to films of the period, but it’s not a slasher film. I’d love to make one, one day, but this one’s not.”
According to Corbet, the movie will explore “Northern California’s economy.” At the moment, the X-rated movie is still in the pre-production phase, with the creative team planning to start its production next summer.
“As of right now, I am doing camera tests for it all day tomorrow. It’s our third round of tests. We are shooting on really, really rarefied formats that have usually shot shots in movies, but not entire movies before,” He continued. “And the movie will be entirely shot on 70mm, which we’re really thrilled about. The plan is to work a lot with eight perforations and 15 perforations, which is exciting because it’s not an action movie. I love big spectacle, technical releases, so it’s interesting to have a film that is absolutely not that, that’s still shot with that same tech. We’re supposed to start next summer, but there’s nine months between now and then, so anything could happen, but we start prep next month. It’s territory that’s totally uncharted for us, which is always nerve-wracking and exciting in equal measure.”
(Source: THR)
