The director of the film “Hardcore” on its way to success – BBC

On April 7, Russian and international rolling out the “Hardcore» – film Ilya Nayshullera, which has become one of the major film premieres of the year. Completely removed from the first person, this thriller has grown from a clip «Bad Motherfucker», which took Elijah to their group Biting Elbows. After the huge success of this video Timur Bekmambetov Nayshulleru turned to the proposal to make a full meter. In numerous interviews in the course lasted three years filming Nayshuller basically did not disclose the details of the plot, but said that they were first invented all the action scenes, over who wrote the story. Now, when the film was shown at the Toronto Film Festival, and later was released, “Times”, met with the director to talk more in detail

-. You said that first came up with the whole Action. As it happened

-? I had 90 ideas for action, I’m wondering, what and where can be removed, but in the course of filming everything is constantly changing, perepridumyvalos was a lot of improvisation. Approximately 35% of what you see on the screen, it was not in the script

-. A story both appeared

-? We’ve had a lot of options, in the end, all is not quite as originally planned – I have been there at first aliens … and just sat down and started to write. I quickly realized that we had a movie about the fact that with the right motivation, you can move mountains. Then he realized that, because the main character – the audience, the heart of the film is to be his friend, played by Sharlto Copley. Then I had to write a part for him, from which he can not refuse – so Jimmy appeared with its many guises. It is also the only character who had to tell the story, for others it is not required, and the fate of Jimmy was emotionally cling viewer

-. Do you know history the rest of the characters

– I for myself everything about everybody always knew, of course. And these stories have in comics in the film. We even had a line in the script about it, where the hero Kozlowski Akana such a force, but I realized that I did as a viewer interested. Zadolbalo: Batman dead parents, Spiderman bitten by a spider … We had a variant in which the Akan joked that he was bitten by a spider, but we also kicked

– What was the most difficult during the filming. ?

– Three things. First, everything that is connected with the plot; It was not immediately clear how to take conversational scene, considering that we have a hero can not speak. Plus it should have to motivate all movements: you can not just take a close-up when you need him. The second critical moment has been associated with the pursuit on a motorcycle, and the third – with the final fight, in which Henry is fighting alone against hundreds of opponents. It was psychologically difficult: we are two and a half weeks of filming in the pavilion, 50 extras, 35 stunt people, 70 liters of blood every day, fire smoke, and the winter on the street – can not ventilate. When later took dosnyat to get a few shots, I remembered with horror, as it was, and was glad that the horror is over

-. But there was no fear that viewers vestibular apparatus not survive? From the “Hardcore” In my opinion, a drunken spectator can rock to sleep, and even vomit

-. Well, you know, we did a night show at the Toronto festival, a few people went, but no one not sick, though not all the spectators were sober. A similar pattern has been in other shows. It’s like a roller coaster ride: there is always one person in the company who is afraid, but he just need to say, “Do not ssy, everything will be fine.” I would lead my grandmother to this film? It is unlikely, but the house tried to show. And then on the “Cloverfield” swayed much more – we have one-twentieth in the sense of the possibility of seasick

-. You will immediately realize that you will shoot in Moscow

– Yes. As soon as we began to discuss with Timur project, I knew that we shoot here. Moreover, I know location for the finale. I also knew that the film is built around the fact that the boy saves his little girl. Visually, the film gets very fresh, so it needed a very simple, uncomplicated story

-. Why still in Moscow? In Bekmambetov certainly had the opportunity to agree on shootings in the United States

-. Well, I must say that the financial component is not the most important. Yes, you can shoot in Los Angeles. But the whole world to see Los Angeles, it’s not interesting. My favorite kinofranshiza – this James Bond, and I was always kayfovo look at other countries, in which it goes – it’s like kinoturizm. “District №9» Blomkamp also shot partly due to the fact that most of the audience had never seen broken-down slums of Johannesburg. That’s why I took off in Moscow – this gives additional charm

-. Many filmmakers say Moscow – nekinogenichny city

-. With the help of a good operator can be any place for movie making. Here the desert for movie? How long can you look at these dunes? If the well is removed, you can watch forever. Or wood – we have seen it a million times, but watching “Survivor” and you realize that this you have never seen before

-. When I got out, “Night Watch”, critics wrote that a Moscow cinema yet it was not. ? What is Moscow for you

– Moscow – a cold and angry version of New York City. This is identical to the city, except for the level of hatred and temperature. If we talk about whether I like living here – not very. The closest to my house … Now the tree is the tree was removed, and I do not even know where. This is not good. But here a great subway

-. You once were a spectator, for whom making a movie

-? It’s just a man who goes to the movies. Now all over the world, people write that are waiting for “Hardcore”, including people of all races and skin color – is wildly pleasant to me. When I started making music, I had a dream that someone heard her on the other side of the world and enjoyed. There was the same: I wanted to see the same people, like me, on the other side of the world went to the movies, and he liked it. We did not do the movie specifically, for example, for gamers. We wanted to make it a movie

-. You used to live in two countries. Something has changed

-? I was not in Moscow for five months and now realized that I could not remember the names of the streets. I do not really understand how to treat this. In principle, I think that the move …

– In New York

-? In Los Angeles. In New York, I do not like – so it is possible and not to leave Moscow. In Los Angeles, cool live if there is work, and if there is no – seriously. There is a lack of motivation: you’re already in paradise, you have palm trees there … But as long as I shall live in two countries – here, my family, my friends

– you do a movie for three years, now. understand that more

-? Who decides on the big studio project in America. Yet I think that we will produce something of Timur – with it’s very cool to work constructively and productively. Something tells me that we will still be joint projects

-. From your words made up a strange feeling. You removed the clip and immediately found themselves in America, the film is now out in dozens of countries, you discuss further Hollywood projects and talk about it as something self-evident. Tell us how you really did it

– I will say this: good directors in the world, not so much. Studios, channels, producers need the content needed projects. When there is someone who did what they liked … Not even in financial terms – I do not know how many will bring “Hardcore” and would not be surprised to nothing. Judging from conversations I’ve had with different people, the fees do not matter. The film cost a penny, he had already paid for itself in international sales, producers and investors are happy, people are interested. The main thing is that the film is cool. And it’s not just my words – professionals say that this movie comes out every 10 years. After the show, I was in Toronto for two weeks every day chasing around Los Angeles from studio to studio, and I did not offer ready-made scenarios and asked to meetings with producers that I have. At one point I was asked to write the screenplay for the film hundred million. I’ve even taken aback, because I used to think in small scale, what can I do for a couple of million in Moscow or in Russia. Now we have to think in a completely different scale, it is a completely different state of mind. We can enter any door, this is no longer problems. The question is how we get out there, but this is the autopsy will show

-. I heard that you’re doing the show. Tell us a bit about it

-. We wrote up eight runs – I watched the first season of “True Detective” and finally decided on the format. This spy story, eight countries. The film grew out of a project that I wrote to the “Hardcore”, and wrote it, hoping that it will play Tim Roth. He has given prior consent

-. With Sharlto Copley, as far as I know, you brought Timur and Tim Roth, you are met

-? When I was after the success of clip «Bad Motherfucker» came to America, I started to offer all the producers that I wanted, and I asked for a meeting with Tim Roth. He came to his house, we sat by the pool, he praised the video, asked me what I was going to do next. I said that we are going to continue to do “Hardcore”, and said that before writing the script for him. Tim broke into a smile and said that the idea sounds cool, and that if he needed to “Hardcore”, then he is ready

-. Let’s go back to Russia. You can somehow explain why Russian cinema is not a great success, even at the domestic audience

-? My personal opinion – most people we make a movie for the sake of the process, not for the result. They want to make a film not released, and stealing, and savings in the process of filming. It’s the most important. There is a second point that I feel about myself. From the US after the success of the clip offers fell on me, and about half of the project were invited from Russia. Nothing wrong with that, but it is said that the Russian producers either do not follow what is happening in the world, or they just do not care. Timur saw «Bad Motherfucker» and immediately thought that it might work in the movies. It differs in that it is able to see the potential. And, of course, new elements of censorship, to put it mildly, are not conducive to development. The effect of these laws is not so great, but it’s just one more restriction for creativity. It was a wonderful moment came “Night Watch”, “Day Watch,” people believe in Russian cinema. But then there were the people who began to remove garbage and try to earn it. And if you ten times went to the Russian film and saw that it was garbage, the Eleventh you’re not going anywhere. Confidence in the domestic movie was so ditched

-. And for you is basically to write the script in English and in general to do a movie, initially focused on international distribution

– I have the last three scenarios were in English. I have always believed that there is no need to remove restricted to CIS, if you can make a movie potentially for the whole world. My favorite movies are not in Russian. That’s why I do not sing in Russian – I’d like a little of Russian music, I have very few people can listen with pleasure. And then I want my movies looked everywhere, from Siberia to Brazil, and in Brazil the film on Russian watch will not

-. You can even call myself a Russian director

– I can call myself a director, and that in the passport, it does not matter. By place of birth I’m Russian, I grew up here. But Hollywood do not care where you are, it is important that you imagine yourself.