That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.

You want the film to be critically successful - you certainly want the film to be financially successful so that you can...well, because that's how movies like this are made, you know, they need to make money. But as a director, you can only make the movie that you want to make.

In a science fiction movie, the first act is a little longer than it is in most movies because there is so much world building to do.

There are a lot of limitations so you have to ultimately focus on what you think the most important storyline is.

Obviously, there are lots of lessons to be learned on a first movie.

Any film is a collaborative process, you've got thousands and thousands of people working on it.

That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.