Fernando Meirelles has returned to the awards race with “The Two Popes,” starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins as Pope Francis and Pope Benedict, respectively. Some of Meirelles’ past contenders include “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener.”
Meirelles recently sat down with Gold Derby editor Zach Laws to discuss how he connected to “The Two Popes,” working with Pryce and Hopkins, and what he’s working on next. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
See‘The Two Popes’ reviews: Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins give ‘finely tuned performance’ in papal two-hander
Gold Derby: Fernando, what’s so interesting about your filmography is that you really never make the same film twice. I think knowing that this is from the same guy who made “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener” would be pretty surprising to people. What about this movie appealed to you...
Meirelles recently sat down with Gold Derby editor Zach Laws to discuss how he connected to “The Two Popes,” working with Pryce and Hopkins, and what he’s working on next. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
See‘The Two Popes’ reviews: Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins give ‘finely tuned performance’ in papal two-hander
Gold Derby: Fernando, what’s so interesting about your filmography is that you really never make the same film twice. I think knowing that this is from the same guy who made “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener” would be pretty surprising to people. What about this movie appealed to you...
- 12/28/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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