Iโm a Clash of the Titans/Star Wars baby. Iโm not a new Star Wars baby. Iโm not an Avatar baby. That full CG doesnโt work for me. I need interactivity. I need to feel the goo. I need to feel people coming out of animatronics and just interacting with props.
Louis LeterrierFrench cinema has always been very interesting, and it's still very powerful. I think it goes to show that it's great to still have a cinema that doesn't try to emulate, for example, American cinema.
Louis LeterrierItโs funny, I started by making fake American movies, The Transporter and stuff like that. I was shooting in France, but everything was in English. But then afterwards, I was looking at real French movies like the Jacques Audiard movies.
Louis LeterrierEvery actor is different so you cannot become best friends on Day One. You just have to learn to know each other.
Louis LeterrierYou always have three movies that you have to reduce into one. You have the screenplay. And then, you do a workshop and you add more scenes. And then, on the day you shoot, there's more action and interaction. It's like a souffle. It has a tendency to just grow and explode, and it's just too long.
Louis LeterrierIts true, Im the youngest, highest-grossing French director. I have a few records, but no one knows or simply doesnt care. Thats good, because I like that. Ultimately, I want to keep working, making a lot of movies, and get better at it. Its about finding great scripts and bringing them to life.
Louis Leterrier