Actor Guy Pearce once teamed up with movie maker Christopher Nolan for their film Memento. The partnership was a learning experience for both, as Pearce showed Nolan something important when it came to collaborating with actors.
Guy Pearce changed the way Christopher Nolan approached actors Christopher Nolan | Liz O. Baylen/Getty Images
Nolan hadn’t worked with too many mainstream actors before Memento. His debut feature, Following, was a low-budget project that consisted of some actors who Nolan knew personally. Memento saw the filmmaker working alongside big names in Hollywood for the first time like Carrie-Anne Moss and Pearce. Despite being a still somewhat unproven director back then, Pearce was more than eager to star in Nolan’s Memento. So much so that he asked the director personally if he could be a part of the film.
“I got to meet Chris, then I saw Following, and then I called him and I said,...
Guy Pearce changed the way Christopher Nolan approached actors Christopher Nolan | Liz O. Baylen/Getty Images
Nolan hadn’t worked with too many mainstream actors before Memento. His debut feature, Following, was a low-budget project that consisted of some actors who Nolan knew personally. Memento saw the filmmaker working alongside big names in Hollywood for the first time like Carrie-Anne Moss and Pearce. Despite being a still somewhat unproven director back then, Pearce was more than eager to star in Nolan’s Memento. So much so that he asked the director personally if he could be a part of the film.
“I got to meet Chris, then I saw Following, and then I called him and I said,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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