Lady Bird
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Saoirse Ronan
Poetswan — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 02:43 PM)
Since we had threads for her other movies, i thought we should have one for Lady Bird too.
Here is the deadline anouncement:
http://deadline.com/2016/01/saoirse-ronan-lady-bird-brooklyn-greta-gerwig-1201688087/ -
Poetswan — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 02:52 PM)
http://uproxx.com/movies/greta-gerwig-david-bowie-maggies-plan-wiener-dog/
It was just announced Saoirse Ronan will be in your solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Thats big news.
I know. I know.
How does that happen? Did you make contact with her at all?
Well, kind of. It was a very fortuitous turn of events. She ended up reading the script and really connected to it. Then I met her and we read it together and shes so instantly great. It was written in the stars a bit and Im very lucky it happened the way it did. But, yeah, it was fortuitous.
It was already getting a lot of attention because its your first movie directing by yourself, and now with her
I know. Shes the best. In a way, Im so happy that all of this has happened for her. But its not the basis of my interest. She was great no matter what. But, Im so glad, its so great to reward the good guys.
But now you dont have to tell people, Oh, youre going to love her. People already know.
Yes, thats true. And shes just a tremendous talent and what a face. I couldnt be more honored that shes going to be in the film.
Do you like watching your own movies?
No. I mean, I can get past it. I think Im a bit better at it than other actors because Ive been so involved in the creation of my movies, that Ive had to look at cuts and edits and Ive had to take myself out of it and ask myself if its telling the story at every moment. So Im not judging my performance so much on, Is this a good performance or not?, and more, Is this telling this story we need to be telling at the moment? So, Im better at it. -
Steve7216 — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 07:43 PM)
Nice. Not only does Gerwig get a world class actress to play the lead, she will benefit from her film receiving a little extra buzz because of the positive pub surrounding Brooklyn and Saoirse's great performance in it.
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Poetswan — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 08:00 PM)
Here are snipets from another interview were she mentions Saoirse:
Oftentimes, your work behind the camera doesn't get the attention it deserves, particularly your work with Noah Baumbach on films like "Mistress America" and "Frances Ha." Your contributions are sometimes listed as just "the star" or "the muse," is that something that you notice?
Yeah, I've noticed. It definitely bothered me a lot when "Frances Ha" came out. I felt so much ownership over it and I felt such a sense of authorship with it, and while there have been many forceful cinematic muses who are equal authors to the work that the filmmakers created, I've felt like it was not the correct description of what I was doing. I was a genuine creator.
"I know what I did on [those films], and I know how much I learned from them and how much they're my voice and my vision."
I think, as with all things that you smart from when you first get that blast of cold air, you get used it. I know what I did on [those films], and I know how much I learned from them and how much they're my voice and my vision. I think part of that is a male/female thing. Also, I think it's also just a director's medium, in terms of where people assig5b4n credit. Probably, in a healthy ego way, I have the feeling of, "Well, now I will make stuff that you absolutely can't say I was the muse of."
It's truly one of those things that, at first you feel indignant, and it sort of softens into acceptance and then you figure out how to do it in a way that feels like the reward is commensurate with the effort.
After this, you're gearing up to direct again with "Lady Bird." It was just announced yesterday that you've cast Saoirse Ronan as your leading lady.
She's my girl. She's my girl. I'm very, very blessed. She is a talent for the ages. She is so young and she is so great. Every time I wake up and I remember that she's going to be in it, it's like remembering, I don't know, it's like "the dream was real! It's happening!" I'm really excited.
I've spent a long time writing this script and it feels like something I've been working towards for it's 2016, I graduated from college in 2006, I've been working as a co-writer, a writer, co-director, producer, actor and it feels like I've apprenticed for ten years and it feels time and I hope that I am equal to her talents.
She's a chameleon, but she's so subtle, it never feels like she's bringing you this ready-made performance, she kind of subtly becomes this other person, and that's the kind of acting I like. I'm so glad she's been rewarded for it so richly.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-how-greta-gerwig-learned-what-kind-of-director-she-wants-to-be-from-rebecca-miller-and-todd-solondz-20160123 -
Poetswan — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 12:22 PM)
A little bit about the movie's budget, it sounds a little troublesome, but I hope she finds a way to shoot more in Sacramento.Looks like the shooting starts in August:
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/shawn-hubler/article69510342.html -
Poetswan — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 08:06 PM)
I know this is a risky project, it being Greta's directorial debut, but I am really excited for this. Its like I said before, I loved Frances Ha and Mistress America, which she co-wrote with Noah, its exactly my comedy taste and i am confident that Greta will do a good job with the script. Man, I really want this to work out!
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Steve7216 — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 08:58 PM)
This will always be the case with first time directors Poetswan, but she has enough experience collaborating with her partner as a writer and of course understanding the acting side as well. I've not seen the number of films I normally would have the past year and a half, so I did not see Mistress America to date.
I enjoyed Frances Ha very much due to its wit, style and heart. I took my mom, and when I went to my
assigned
seat, I noticed an elderly lady sitting in mine with her friend. She had a seat somewhere else but refused to give it up! When the attendant came to square it away, the lady still wouldn't move. The film began to start, so I said the hell with it. The attendant then gave me a chair like one would have used in a school cafeteria and placed it at the end of the first row. Good thing it was a very short film.
On a serious note, I've a good feeling about this film because this is going to be a very personal story about a portion of Gerwig's life, and I'm confident in her ability to deliver a fine script and place it in the hands of a extraordinary young actress. -
jjabbey — 9 years ago(May 06, 2016 09:33 PM)
New French interview w/ Gerwig
You will turn your first film as writer and director
Yes, Lady Bird , filming begins this summer. I am fortunate that the heroine is played by Saoirse Ronan, she's great. The film is about the relationship of a young girl with her mother, the year of its 18 years, before leaving to study in college.
http://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/greta-gerwig-jaime-danser-dans-ma-chambre-sur-du-david-bowie-290416-114064
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trvscrosley — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 02:10 AM)
It sounds like a comedy drama, probably coming of age as stated above. The description of the film recalls Saoirse's first film "I Could Never Be Your Woman" considering it had a subplot about a relationship with the mother and daughter. Hopefully it's not a rom-com like that film though.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 04:49 AM)
Nice find. Now we know a bit more about the plot. I'm just speculating, but because of the director, perhaps the film will ha1c84ve some comedic flourishes given Gerwig's history of characters in her previous roles. However, my instinct tells me this will be a serious and heartfelt story about a young women who is facing the separation from her beloved home as she takes the next step in her life.
I'm probably overly optimistic when it comes to Saoirse's upcoming projects, but this strikes me as a role with great potential. -
Poetswan — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 05:54 AM)
And i think its perfect for Saoirse, given its about the relationship beteween mother and daughter( we know how close she is to her mam). I am just a little scared that Greta may end up falling into the pretentious mistake, she comes from a super indie background, so she probably is not scared of trying new things, but she needs to know how much is enough. We've seen that happen with violet and Daisy, style over substance, but since Gerwig is a great writer and she will probably have guidance from Noah, who is her partner in real life, I may be wrong.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 09:34 AM)
My feeling is this story won't be ultra chatty and hip like what we saw in Frances Ha. I've no way of knowing, but this sounds like such a personal project about a young woman during her last year at home in Sacramento Ca. It's not about a character trying to make her mark in the big apple. I'm just guessing at this point, but we should have many more details in the next few months.
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Poetswan — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 10:05 AM)
Any thoughts on who could play her mother? I know its whishful thinking, but ever since that actors on actors interview I've been wondering how cool would it be Saoirse and Kate as mother and daughter in a movie, althought its almost impossible for Gerwig to get Winslet.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 10:28 AM)
That would be something Poetswan. How about.
http://tinyurl.com/ztbu25u
She's a seriously underrated actress and about 40 years old.
Oh, sorry. That's Judy Greer. -