As the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “In the Loop,” the creator of “The Thick of It” and “Veep,” plus the director of “The Death of Stalin,” Armando Iannucci has established himself as one of the most renowned satirists working today. On Monday, the Scotsman began shooting his next feature — “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, and Gwendoline Christie — but he recently told IndieWire that producers required convincing that he could helm an adaptation of a Charles Dickens saga.
“The first thing that FilmNation said to me is, ‘Why are you doing ‘David Copperfield’ as opposed to another director?’” said Iannucci. “And I said, ‘Well I want to make a film that doesn’t feel hidebound by the conventions of a costume drama or a period drama. I want to start again. I want it to feel real and present, even though it’s set in 1840 in London.
“The first thing that FilmNation said to me is, ‘Why are you doing ‘David Copperfield’ as opposed to another director?’” said Iannucci. “And I said, ‘Well I want to make a film that doesn’t feel hidebound by the conventions of a costume drama or a period drama. I want to start again. I want it to feel real and present, even though it’s set in 1840 in London.
- 6/11/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
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