We spoke w/ Neil Jordan about directing Marlowe, William Monahan’s script, making Liam Neeson's 100th film, how much was cut from 1994's 'Interview with a Vampire,' and why AvatarTheWayOfWater was his favorite film of 2022.
For Liam Neeson’s hundredth film, the actor is reuniting with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan on the noir thriller, Marlowe. The Irish writer, producer, and director is known for his varied filmography, which ranges from the supernatural to crime thrillers like his Oscar-winning feature, The Crying Game. He’s also the man behind 1994’s classic adaptation, Interview with a Vampire, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, and is the creator of the Showtime series, The Borgias.
NEIL JORDAN: My last movie, I would say. I mean, each time I make a film, it's almost like I've never done it before. You know that kind of thing? So, I don't know, really. What else? I made a movie called Company of Wolves years ago, that is kind of wild and wonderful. But I genuinely would say the last thing I've done.So it's always the most recent thing?
Are you rewriting it because someone's interested, or are you rewriting to try to get someone interested? I have to say, the movie I enjoyed most this year, and people are going to hate me for this, was James Cameron's [Avatar: The Way of Water].I think Cameron did a phenomenal job with it. You know how hard it is to get people into a movie theater.
JORDAN: Sorry, I wasn't even aware this was Liam's 100th film when we made it. I was just aware that I was sent a script by the great William Monahan. Liam Neeson wanted to play Philip Marlowe. I thought, "Okay, I'll be there for that. I'd love to see that.” I would've been asked to direct it, “Great, even better. I'll do my best." But I only discovered recently that it was Liam's hundredth movie. That's a lot of movies to have made, isn't it? Yeah.
One of the things I commend you on is, when I watch a film like this, or when there's a mystery and you're trying to figure things out, when you only have one actor that the audience recognizes besides your main character, you know that person is the guilty party. What I like about Marlowe is all your main supporting actors are actors you would recognize. You really don't know who is going to be the person pulling all the strings.
Yeah, I spoke to William Monahan for something a number of months back, and he was telling me about how you shot in Barcelona because you could pull off Los Angeles in the late '30s in Barcelona. So I love talking about the editing process because ultimately that's where the film comes together. So, how did this film change, or did this film change, in the editing room in ways you didn't expect?
JORDAN: Yeah, it was, wasn't it? I've never delivered a director's cut of a film really. I've never had that opportunity, or that kind of indulgence, really. I could deliver a director's cut of Interview with the Vampire. There were scenes that I took out of that. In fact, when I shot the first movie, I showed it to David Geffen, the producer. I said, "David, it's far too long.
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