Post by Atom(ica) Discord on Jun 28, 2017 5:03:51 GMT
CNET interview with Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts.
www.cnet.com/news/spider-man-homecoming-director-jon-watts-marvel/
A few exerts from the interview that are apropos of recent discussions here...
We first met this version of Spider-Man in "Captain America: Civil War", directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. How did you go about establishing your creative vision?
Watts: I felt like I was set up really beautifully by the Russo brothers in "Civil War". They've given me this extremely rich premise that Peter Parker, who was probably eight years old when Tony Stark told the world he was Iron Man, he was probably watching that, eating a big bowl of cereal or something. And he's now been snatched up out of obscurity from his apartment in Queens, taken to Germany, had this insane adventure in "Civil War" and now brought back and just plopped back into his regular life. He can't tell anyone about what he did, and thinks he's basically already an Avenger. That is such a great jumping-off point for a movie. I didn't have any problem taking that and just running with it.
How does the youthful Peter Parker offer a fresh perspective on the Marvel universe?
Watts: Even before this opportunity came up I would watch Marvel movies, or any big epic superhero movies, and I would always think about what the regular people in those worlds are doing. Even in "Guardians of the Galaxy" I remember you see this big crowd shot and I was like, what does that guy do? Where does he live? What's his day-to-day life like? I've always thought that would be a fascinating thing to explore in one of these movies. Because Peter Parker is sort of the ground-level superhero in this universe, that was an opportunity for me to do something I'd always wanted to do and show what regular life is like in a fantastic world like the MCU [Marvel Cinematic Universe].
Were you a fan of the comics? Did Marvel point you to any particular comics or eras?
Watts: The very first thing I did when I officially, formally got the job was I started reading the books from the beginning. For me it was important to go back to the origin and start at the very beginning. I didn't want the movies to be the jumping off point -- I wanted the original books to be the most direct inspiration for me. That was really satisfying to read, just read so many comics. [Laughs] It's a tough job.
A Marvel movie is a huge production, and part of a much bigger narrative and corporate structure. As one of six writers on the movie, what's that collaboration like?
Watts: It's a very collaborative atmosphere. My MO for the whole production and preproduction and writing and everything was that the best idea should win. It doesn't matter whose idea it is, or where it came from, or when it arrived in the process. The best idea is the best idea no matter what. So I was selfishly stealing as many good ideas as I could and just trying to get them all into the movie.
www.cnet.com/news/spider-man-homecoming-director-jon-watts-marvel/
A few exerts from the interview that are apropos of recent discussions here...
We first met this version of Spider-Man in "Captain America: Civil War", directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. How did you go about establishing your creative vision?
Watts: I felt like I was set up really beautifully by the Russo brothers in "Civil War". They've given me this extremely rich premise that Peter Parker, who was probably eight years old when Tony Stark told the world he was Iron Man, he was probably watching that, eating a big bowl of cereal or something. And he's now been snatched up out of obscurity from his apartment in Queens, taken to Germany, had this insane adventure in "Civil War" and now brought back and just plopped back into his regular life. He can't tell anyone about what he did, and thinks he's basically already an Avenger. That is such a great jumping-off point for a movie. I didn't have any problem taking that and just running with it.
How does the youthful Peter Parker offer a fresh perspective on the Marvel universe?
Watts: Even before this opportunity came up I would watch Marvel movies, or any big epic superhero movies, and I would always think about what the regular people in those worlds are doing. Even in "Guardians of the Galaxy" I remember you see this big crowd shot and I was like, what does that guy do? Where does he live? What's his day-to-day life like? I've always thought that would be a fascinating thing to explore in one of these movies. Because Peter Parker is sort of the ground-level superhero in this universe, that was an opportunity for me to do something I'd always wanted to do and show what regular life is like in a fantastic world like the MCU [Marvel Cinematic Universe].
Were you a fan of the comics? Did Marvel point you to any particular comics or eras?
Watts: The very first thing I did when I officially, formally got the job was I started reading the books from the beginning. For me it was important to go back to the origin and start at the very beginning. I didn't want the movies to be the jumping off point -- I wanted the original books to be the most direct inspiration for me. That was really satisfying to read, just read so many comics. [Laughs] It's a tough job.
A Marvel movie is a huge production, and part of a much bigger narrative and corporate structure. As one of six writers on the movie, what's that collaboration like?
Watts: It's a very collaborative atmosphere. My MO for the whole production and preproduction and writing and everything was that the best idea should win. It doesn't matter whose idea it is, or where it came from, or when it arrived in the process. The best idea is the best idea no matter what. So I was selfishly stealing as many good ideas as I could and just trying to get them all into the movie.
