четверг, 30 декабря 2010 г.

Matt Damon Says Steven Soderbergh's Retirement is Imminent« FirstShowing.net

Steven Soderbergh

Back when we heard George Clooney waspotentially up for leadingSteven Soderbergh'sadaptation ofThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.for the big screen, there were rumblings that the project was being viewed as the last film on which the actor and director would collaborate. Now it sounds like that train of thought may be taken a little further in that the adaptation of the60's TV seriesmay be Soderbergh's last film altogether. In speaking withMatt Damon, who's been working with Soderbergh's onContagion,24 Frameslearned that the director has grown weary of cinematic storytelling and will likely make good on histalk of retirementvery soon.

Damon says,"He's retiring, he's been talking about it for years and it's getting closer."Seemingly confirming George Clooney's collaboration with Soderbergh on The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Damon had this to say about Soderbergh's future in filmmaking:

"He’s kind ofexhausted with everythingthat interested him in terms of form. He’snot interested in telling stories. Cinema interested him in terms of form and that’s it. He says, 'If I see another over-the-shoulder shot, I’m going to blow my brains out.' After this movie we’re doing ‘Liberace’ next summer with Michael Douglas, and then he might do one more movie after that with George {Clooney}, and then after that he’s retiring."

However, Damon seems to be trying to convince him otherwise, and aspires to follow in his footsteps as a great director:

"After I worked with Clint {Eastwood} I went back and said,‘Look, Clint is having a blast and he's going to be 80 years old.’ And Steven says back, ‘Yeah, buthe’s a storyteller and I’m not,’ If you're an actor or a writer or someone working in film, it's such a waste. For me, I'm going to spend the next 40 years trying to become a great director and I will never reach what he's reached. And he's walking away from it."

I can understand Soderbergh becoming bored with the traditions of filmmaking, and he's been trying to shake things up with lower profile experimental indie projects likeThe Girlfriend ExperienceandBubble, but apparently that's not enough. Some people just get bored with their current jobs, and no matter how creative or inspiring Soderbergh's work in film has been, we can't blame him for wanting to climb another mountain outside of the film industry. Personally, I hopeThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.comes together spectacularly so Soderbergh's leaves on good terms. We'll certainly miss him when he leaves.Anyone disappointed?


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