Rumoursfollows the leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies as they gather for the annual G7 summit to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. While attempting to draft a global crisis statement, they become lost in the woods and struggle to find their way out.
Filmmakers Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson have worked together on several films, includingThe Green FogandThe Forbidden Room. All three have a unique style that, when blended together, create great genre films. The movie features an ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett, Rolado Ravello,Game of Thronesstar Charles Dance, and more.Rumourscomes to theaters on October 18.
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Screen Rantinterviewed Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson aboutRumours. They revealed the inspiration behind the film, as well as what the large brain was made out of. The filmmakers also spoke aboutworking with Cate Blanchett, and how the whole cast came together after she signed on.
The Inspiration Behind Rumours Comes From How Frustrating & Difficult It Is To Get Something Done In A Group
Screen Rant: What was the inspiration behind this film?
Evan Johnson: Well, it’s my fault for writing much of it, but the idea came from the three of us sitting around in a room together over the years, observing our own group dynamic and how frustrating and difficult it is to get something done as a group. Meanwhile, while we’re doing that, the news is on sometimes and every year, the G7 summit comes up, and we watch it, and it’s entertaining to us. It’s funny to see these figures wandering around or having dinner together, and it would make us laugh. Eventually, those two strands, us sitting in a room trying to think up ideas, and the G7 on the TV, they just naturally came together, and we knew what we had to do next.
“It’s got an unbelievable carbon footprint.”
Screen Rant: What is the giant brain made out of?
Galen Johnson: A styrofoam base and then some latex and then some flammable material on top so we can light it on fire.
Guy Maddin: Yeah. It’s got an unbelievable carbon footprint. Giant brain sized. Horrible. Sorry. It’s really tempting to touch it. If you were in person with it, you would not be able to resist.
The Cast All Came Together After Cate Blanchett Signed On
“We got our number one choice across the board.”
Screen Rant: This is such an incredible cast, can you talk about bringing them all on?
Guy Maddin: They just started once we got Roy Dupuis first, the part was written for him, the Canadian prime minister. Then when Cate Blanchett came on the cast, we got our wishlist checked off. It was amazing. You get what you get when Cate is attached to your project.
Evan Johnson: There’s nothing more fun. That’s the best part of the process is having Cate and then looking around the world and then being like, and you’re going to be in our movie, you’re going to be in our movie, and everybody does it.
Guy Maddin: We got our number one choice across the board.
Rumours Is Many Different Genres “Gently Massaged Together”
“It’s a soap opera, but we’ve had to admit it’s a comedy. We’ve even been forced to admit that it’s a satire.”
Screen Rant: How would you describe this movie to someone who knows nothing about it?
Guy Maddin: It depends who it is. If it’s my accountant brother-in-law, it’s a movie about the G7 and if it’s someone who might be more inclined to like horror or something like that, I’ll say it’s about reanimated bog mummies or something, because it’s a number of genres gently massaged together with an insouciant carelessness.
Galen Johnson: We tailor it to the person who’s asked.
Evan Johnson:It’s a soap opera, but we’ve had to admit it’s a comedy. We’ve even been forced to admit that it’s a satire.
Guy Maddin: I didn’t think it was either. I was shocked when people started laughing at its premiere.
Screen Rant: There are a lot of different genres in this movie. How do you find the balance?
Guy Maddin: It’s probably just instincts. You just go along when writing and go, that’s enough of that for now. It’s just sort of a gut instinct. You just don’t want to be perceived as taking yourself seriously for more than two thirds of a page, or half a page. And then it’s just a matter of a little bit of that. It’s probably like improvising a dish in the kitchen or something like that.
Evan Johnson: When I’m reading or watching a movie, I like to be surprised, especially in something that I find very funny and maybe silly, I like to be suddenly surprised by something. A tonal shift into something with deep feeling. It’s difficult to pull off, but we tried.
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Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies gather for the annual G7 summit to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. They soon become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles as night falls in the misty woods and they realize they are suddenly alone.
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Rumours is a comedy film directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. The film centers on seven leaders of rich democracies. While attempting to draft a global crisis statement, they become lost in the woods and struggle to find their way out.
