Richard Linklater & Ethan Hawke Talk ‘Blue Moon’ And The Value Of Subversive Filmmaking: “When We Prioritize Money We Get Generic Art” — Berlin
deadline.com“They gave up on me a long time ago,” filmmaker Richard Linklater joked this afternoon during a press conference in Berlin for his latest flick, Blue Moon.
The veteran Golden Bear winner was referring to the Hollywood film industry, and what he believes they have given up on is his ability to make traditional, commercially-minded movies. “We do whatever we want,” Linklater added in reference to Blue Moon. “This was a small-budget movie.
There’s no test screenings or anything like that.” Blue Moon is Linklater’s 25th film and his ninth collaboration with his longtime muse, Ethan Hawke.
The pair were characteristically cool this afternoon at the press conference. They were joined by Margaret Qualley (The Substance) and Andrew Scott (Ripley), who also star in the movie.
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