The Oscar-winning team for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills on March 12, 2023.
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In Hollywood, it is said that you are only recognized for your last accomplishment.
Damien Chazelle reflects on what it means for him after the box office failure of his big-budget film babylon Starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Diego Calva. The Paramount Pictures release, which was reportedly made for $80 million excluding marketing costs, grossed a dismal $3.6 million at the box office, but peaked domestically at $15.3 million. Combined international box office grosses totaled $63.4 million worldwide.
“Certainly, financially, babylon It just didn’t work out at all,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker told Ben Mankiewicz in a podcast interview. talking pictures. “I try not to let it affect what I’m doing creatively, but on some level I can’t help but let it affect me. But maybe that’s okay? I have [a] Very mixed minds about that. who knows? It may not be possible to have this made. I don’t know. We’ll have to wait and see. ”
Chazelle became one of Hollywood’s hottest writers following the blockbuster success of his 2014 film. whiplash Starring JK Simmons and Miles Teller. It won three Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Simmons, Best Film Editing for Tom Cross, and Best Sound Mixing for Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley.He followed it up in 2016 la la land Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The musical film won six Oscars, including Best Actress for Stone and Best Director for Chazelle.He followed it up with another movie starring Gosling. first man, won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.Then came babylonhas divided critics and audiences, and has the receipts to prove it.
When asked about his current position in Hollywood, Chazelle continued to tell Mankiewicz, “I was really confused.” “I’ve been kind of busy writing. Once I finish this script and actually create it, I can really get a taste of how it’s going to change or not. I’m in a kind of anxious state of mind. But I have no illusions. I can’t afford it. babylon Resize it now, or at least don’t resize it to the next size. ”
The filmmaker didn’t reveal details about the script he’s currently working on, but he did reveal some other subjects. whiplash I made a movie that made him cry. All episodes of the podcast can be found below.
March 1st 3:19pm: Updated to correct Chazelle’s Oscar credit.
