It wasn’t until a few years later that Denis was actually attached to direct, but he was the director they had in mind from the beginning.” If they had sent me a copy of a conventional Hollywood science-fiction movie, I probably would have ignored them.
That played a big part in my taking them seriously. “After Dan Levine and Dan Cohen first contacted me about doing a movie,” says Chiang, “they sent me a DVD of Denis’ film, Incendies (2010), to give me an idea of what they had in mind. “I’ve dreamed of doing science fiction since I was ten years old,” explains director Denis Villeneuve, who fell deeply in love with the short story ArrivaL is based upon, Ted Chiang’s ‘Story of Your Life.’ “It’s a genre that I feel has a lot of power and the tools to explore our reality in a very dynamic way.” Villeneuve is currently in pre-production on his biggest project to date – the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling. His 1998 feature film debut August 32 on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre), was followed by Maelström. Villeneuve’s savory short film Next Floor was honored with the Canal+ Award presented at the Cannes’ Critics Week. In 2012, Villeneuve directed his first English-language film, Enemy.
He earned worldwide attention for garnering a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards® for his feature film Incendies. Acclaimed French-Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve (Director) made his Hollywood directing debut with Prisoners.
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