MTV has a pretty fantastic and thorough interview with British director Danny Boyle. All of it is here.
Highlights from the interview include:
– The revelation that Boyle is not ready to shoot “Trainspotting 2” (aka “Porno“) yet. “We won’t be able to do it for a while because the guys don’t look any different. They haven’t aged at all,” he told them.
– The potential “28 Months Later” threequel: “There is an idea for the next one, something which would move [the story] on. I’ve got to think about it, whether it’s right or not,” Boyle said, plus his candid comments on the direction of where these movies have moved.” There’s something about doing something trashy that’s great. Where basically you just come in the door and you just kill them. That was rather refreshing” (Boyle shot some 2nd-unit footage on the sequel “28 Weeks Later” and evidently enjoyed it quite a bit).
– Boyle was initially offered, but eventually turned down the director’s chair on “Alien 4.”
– The eclectic director says he would “love” to tackle a musical eventually. He calls the genre the director’s “holy grail,” but acknowledged that it could easily become career suicide if poorly executed.
– He provides a very perfect testimonial for our blog manifesto: “There’s something about music and film that is beyond everything else; it’s the ultimate [part] of the art form.”
– Be forewarned, there’s a lot of “Sunshine” spoilers in this piece (our review later today).
