LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME EDGAR WRIGHT TO THE
SHOW!
THERE HE IS.
EDGAR, SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE AND I'M SO EXCITED TO
WATCH THE SPARKS DOCUMENTARY BECAUSE IT'S A REAL PASSION FOR
YOU.
AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU THIS MORNING, I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE
PERSON MORE OBSESSED WITH FILM THAN YOU.
LIKE, HOW MANY MOVIES DO YOU, ON AVERAGE, WATCH A WEEK?
>> WELL, THIS YEAR, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO, IF I CAN, LIKE, A
MOVIE A DAY, AND THEN IF I MISS A DAY, THEN I TRY AND CATCH UP.
BUT LAST YEAR, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN IT WAS VERY
QUIET, SOMETIMES ON A BAD DAY OR A GREAT DAY, DEPENDING ON HOW
YOU SEE IT, SOMETIMES I WOULD DO FIVE A DAY.
>> James: NO!
THAT WOULD BE MY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, MY FIVE A DAY.
>> James: WOW!
THIS IS AN AWFUL QUESTION TO PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT WITH, BUT
ALL OF US HERE IN THE STUDIO, WHEN WE GO ON OUR SUMMER BREAK
IN LIKE A WEEK OR SO'S TIME, WHAT'S ONE FILM YOU WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT WE SHOULD WATCH THAT YOU DON'T THINK THAT WE
WOULD HAVE SEEN?
>> BRIAN'S PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE.
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT?
>> James: OH, YEAH, I LOVE IT.
I JUST THINK IT'S EXQUISITE.
( LAUGHTER ) I THINK IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE
OPENING SCENE.
>> I SWEAR YOU WOULD LOVE IT.
>> James: OF COURSE, I WOULD LOVE IT.
I'M SURE I WOULD.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT TWO MOVIES COMING OUT IN THEATERS THIS
YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR CINEMA.
SO MANY MOVIE HOUSES HAVE GONE UNDER, INCLUDING THE ARC LIGHT
DOWN THE STREET, WHICH IS A PLACE I LOVE WATCHING FILMS.
I'M SURE WHEN YOU'RE IN LOS ANGELES YOU LOVED WATCHING
MOVIES THERE.
HOW DO WE GET BACK TO PEOPLE SEEING MOVIES IN PERSON IN A
THEATER IN THE WAY FILM-MAKERS WANT US TO CONSUME THEIR WORK?
>> THE THING IS I THINK THAT THE AUDIENCES DO WANT TO COME BACK.
>> James: LIKE RABBIT TWO, YEAH.
LIKE YOU SAY, IT'S PROVEN WITH PETER RABBIT TWO, YEAH.
>> YES.
I MEAN, YOU CAN ONLY LOOK AT THE GROSSES OF PETER RABBIT TWO TO
KNOW THAT AUDIENCES WANT TO COME BACK.
>> James: I LIKE A QUIET PLACE.
BUT LET'S STAY ON BRAND DIGGER.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I THINK THE THING IS THAT I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE IS COUCH-BOUND.
I KNOW ALL OF THE OXYGEN IN THE MEDIA IS ABOUT STREAMERS, BUT
I'M GOING TO SAY I THINK THERE ARE TOO MANY STREAMERS BECAUSE
IT'S LIKE BEING A MEMBER OF 15 DIFFERENT VIDEO STORES.
>> James: YES.
JUST GIVE ME ONE.
JUST ONE IS FINE.
I DON'T NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF, LIKE, 20 OF THEM.
ALSO, CALL ME OLD FASHIONED, BUT I LIKE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE,
AND I HAVE A REALLY NICE HOME THEATER AND I STILL LIKE TO GET
OUT OF THE HOUSE.
>> James: MY THING WITH GOING TO THE CINEMA IS YOU'RE MAKING A
GENUINE CHOICE AND, ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, AND IF I FIND
I AM SO MUCH MORE ABSORBED IN A FILM THAN IF I'M WATCHING AT
HOME, OR I CAN PAUSE IT, GRAB A SNACK, PHONE SOMEONE, CARRY ON.
THE NOTION THAT YOU CAN WATCH SOMEONE FROM BEGINNING TO END
AND FEEL EVERYTHING SOMEONE WANTS YOU TO FEEL I FEEL IS A
DEEPER EXPERIENCE THAN EVER WATCHING SOMETHING ON TV.
THAT'S WHY THIS SHOW WILL ONLY EXCLUSIVE BE AVAILABLE IN
THEATERS.
SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLIER.
( LAUGHTER ) WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS SHOW TO
THE S CINEMA.
BUT I DO THINK THAT'S THE EXPERIENCE OF IT.
>> SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN, IF YOU GO TO THE CINEMA, THE INTENSITY
OF PETER RABBIT'S STRUGGLE IS, LIKE, 40% HIGHER.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: DO YOU THINK YOUR
LOVE OF CINEMAS -- BECAUSE YOU WORKED IN A MOVIE THEATER WHEN
YOU WERE YOUNGER WHICH I CAN ONLY IMAGINE BEING THE PERFECT
JOB FOR YOU -- >> NO.
>> James: NO?
WELL, I WAS FIRED.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT -- I DON'T WANT TO GET MY
EMPLOYERS AT THE TIME IN TROUBLE, BUT I THINK CHILD LABOR
LAWS MAY GET THEM THIS TROUBLE BECAUSE I WAS 15 AS A
PROJECTIONEST.
THEY USED TO HAVE THE TOO BIG OLD REELS AND I WAS TOO MUCH OF
A WEAKLING TO LIFT THEM.
I THINK IT WAS A THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT, AND THE THIRD
TIME WHEN I PUT THE TRAILERS ON BACKWARDS, THAT WAS IT FOR ME.
MY PROJECTION DAYS WERE OVER.
BUT I DO THE THING THEY ALL DO, STEAL FRAMES, SO I WAS A BAD
EMPLOYEE ALL AROUND.
>> James: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SPARKS BROTHERS.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST DOCUMENTARY.
>> SNAP.
>> James: SNAP AROONEY.
I LOVE SPARKS.
THEY HAVE BEEN HERE ON THE SHOW.
YOU'VE DONE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
I FEEL A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE BAND SPARKS
WITHOUT TRULY KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM.
EXPLAIN WHO THEY ARE AND WHY THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT TO YOU AND
SO MANY MUSICIANS.
>> THE TAG ON THE POSTER IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND'S FAVORITE BAND,
THAT'S GOOD AT EXPLAINING WHO THEY ARE.
THEY'RE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE CURVE BECAUSE THEY KEEP CHANGING
SOUND, MOVING FORWARD AND BREAKING NEW GROUND.
THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY PROFIT FROM THE SOUNDS THEY CREATED AND
THEY'RE HUGELY INFLUENTIAL.
USUALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHRONOLOGY, THEY'RE, LIKE,
SOUNDS QUEEN, BUT THAT'S TWO YEARS BEFORE QUEEN.
QUITE A LOT OF THE ARTISTS IN THE DOCUMENTARY WILL SORT OF
FESS UP TO BEING INFLUENCE BID THEM, LIKE VINCE CLARK, DURAN
DURAN, NEW ORDER, AND THEY ALL SAY, WE TOOK A HUGE INFLUENCE
FROM SPARKS.
I WANTED TO MAKE THE MOVIE BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY WERE
HUGELY INFLUENTIAL BUT NEVER QUITE HAD THE SUCCESS THEY
DESERVE.
>> James: WELL, I THINK IT'S SO GREAT THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS.
THE DOCUMENTARY IS SO WELL DONE AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO
AND SEE IT IN THE THEATER.
"THE SPARKS BROTHERS" IS IN THEATERS RIGHT NOW.
EDGAR'S NEXT MOVIE LAST NIGHT IN SoHo, WHICH I WISH YOU WOULD
COME BACK AND TALK TO US ABOUT THIS.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE THERE IN PERSON.
>> James: HAVE YOU CUT HIM FROM THE FILM?
>> HE DOESN'T KNOW HE'S BEEN CUT FROM THE MOVIE.
>> James: YEAH, HE'LL BE FINE.
LAST NIGHT IN SoHo COMES OUT OCTOBER 22nd, AND WE CAN'T
WAIT FOR THAT.
THANKS FOR SPARING THE TIME FOR US, EDGAR.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
EDGAR WRIGHT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!