Grant Singer, director of 'Reptile,' the number one movie on Netflix, talked to us the making of his debut feature.
has lit people on fire. He’s summoned extraterrestrials, turned bone-breaking dancers into crumbling statues, decapitated them, and birthed children from their gaping necks. He’s pulled people’s faces off to reveal Dennis Rodman, turned pop stars into flocks of crows, and buried their doppelgängers in the desert.
SANDBERG: Something I’ve seen people say to you over and over is that they can’t believe it’s your first feature, given the aptitude and execution. Your directing has a confidence we don’t often see. When you were writing the movie, were you aware you were taking a big swing? SINGER: Exactly, and things that probably feel big to other people are so grounded and simple to me, like a simple pan, right? Or a beautiful dolly shot. That might feel gigantic to someone. It’s actually not expensive. It’s more about taking real consideration and planning.SINGER: At the time I made the movie, I was very interested in doing things that were very classical. I wanted the movie to feel like it could have taken place in a different decadenow.
SINGER: About two weeks before shooting. We only had six weeks of hard prep on the ground in Atlanta, so that’s not a lot of time for a movie of this size. Also, the casting getting locked up. But once Netflix came on board, I think there was a new pressure in realizing that a lot of people are going to see the movie. There is a conscious and a subconscious effect, of, like, “Fuck, this movie has to work for so many people.
SANDBERG: Well, that seems to have paid off because as of this interview it’s been the number one film globally on Netflix for three weeks, which I’m told is rather unheard of. Did you expect this? SANDBERG: When the pandemic hit, it played a role in allowing you and Benicio to work together and to really flesh out this character, which led to him rewriting the movie with you. What was it like working with him on a day-to-day basis and having to act across from him in script readings?
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