"It's a traditional-enough opening for many an interview: "so-and-so can do anything!" But "anything" can carry a lot of water. Harder is actually doing anything, and doing it well. Nia DaCosta can do anything and do it very well indeed - family drama, hard-hitting horror reboot, MCU entry, inventive adaptation - and so it's understandable that she likes to take a little break between all those different things."
"Consider her vivacious "Hedda," which she hadn't even finished editing before the call came in: Would she like to read a script for a new "28 Days Later" film? A superfan of the franchise from the start (she credits Danny Boyle's original film for being a large part of her awareness of the power of the auteur), DaCosta couldn't say no. Thank Old Nick for that!"
"Ahead, DaCosta opens up about her long experience with the franchise as a fan first, the Duran Duran of it all, finding the humanity in O'Connell's insane Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, her hopes for wider recognition for Fiennes' incredible performance, and how she balanced a sequence so gruesome that she worried how many audience members might flee the theater in revulsion (don't do that! it's great!). And, come back on Friday, when we will share some more spoiler-heavy selections from our chat with DaCosta."
Nia DaCosta works across genres and often pauses between projects. She read a script for a new 28 Days Later film while finishing Hedda. She is a longtime superfan and credits Danny Boyle's original film for shaping her sense of auteur cinema. The new film, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, opens immediately after Boyle's sequel and follows young Spike as he falls under Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal's influence. The story sets Spike on a collision course with Dr. Ian Kelson. DaCosta emphasizes finding humanity in monstrous characters and balanced a notably gruesome sequence.
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