Filmmaking isn’t always a lucrative or luxurious venture; making sacrifices to accomplish a vision on a budget can take a toll on a person. Podcaster Marc Maron recently spoke with Best Director nominee Brady Corbet of “The Brutalist” on his show “WTF with Marc Maron,” revealing that, at least for him, that looking forward to spending more time with his family (daughter and wife) and creature comforts (nice hotels instead of sleeping on couches) are going to be more of a priority after his experiences making his last couple of movies.
While talking about missing his daughter during the making of the film and having to sleep on people’s couches during that period of time, “I don’t know if eight years of torment is worth four months of success… That’s a very difficult thing to qualify.”
“The film was made over the course of seven years. By the time I’m done with this promotional campaign, it will have been eight years. Definitely, years of my life have been eroded from the result of the stress of making the film of protecting the flame of the film…Even though the film has been so impactful and even commercially viable which has been kind of amazing.”
“Yeah, it made $25 million dollars, and it cost [$10 million], so I’m good. I cleared the hurdle.” When asked if Corbet was waiting for his check after mentioning those numbers, the director responded, “Oh my god, I wish, I wish that’s how it worked. This is not how it works the waterfalls are so fucked up. Everyone gets paid back 17 times over before you get a dollar as its creator; it’s amazing.”
“As I get older, you start saying goodbye to people, people drop dead, and I think you value your time differently and you have different priorities,” when talking about growing older in the industry, it’s not always terribly sustainable to live like a nomad or taking too much time away from your family.
“What’s cool is for the next 365 days, we can use this sort of boost, this jolt of energy and attention to build a stronger foundation for the next project. And you’re always looking toward the next gig.”
What is that next gig?
Well, Corbet shares a few brief details, including the subject matter (American mysticism), which spans 150 years but mainly took place in the 1970s. “I’ve been working on it for a long time and I’m excited about doing something very different it’s a different period of world history…it spans 150 years. I would say a majority of the film takes place in the 70s. It’s sort of about American mysticism and many things I’m fascinated by.”
This comes after Corbet mentioned that his next movie will be another immigrant story focusing on the Chinese-American immigrant experience in California, which will have horror and Western elements. Adding mysticism into the mix sounds like one hell of a concept and potentially could explore the rich tapestry of Chinese mythology or superstition, which sometimes doesn’t always get proper interpretations by Western filmmakers.
Of course, “The Brutalist” is a major contender for next month’s Oscars ceremony with an impressive 10 nominations (arguably considered the main frontrunner for many awards). Some of those are Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best Supporting Actress for Felicity Jones, and Best Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce.
You can listen to that whole conversation between Corbet and Maron below:
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