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>>> WELCOME BACK. A NEW FILM OPENING IN SEATTLE
THIS WEEK OFFERS A HISTORIC
TWIST TO THE COMING-OF-AGE
THEME.
THEME.
THEME. WILLIAM IS A TEENAGER WHO ALSO
HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY LIVING
NEANDERTHAL IN 35,000 YEARS.
TIM DISNEY IS JOINING US.
YOU HAVE LARGELY DONE
DOCUMENTARIES.
DOCUMENTARIES. HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO MOVE
INTO FUTURES AND WHAT IS
DIFFERENT?
DIFFERENT? >> A FEATURE TAKES A LOT OUT
OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU ARE SAYING IT'S LIKE
BIRTHING A BABY.
>> I DO IT FROM TIME TO TIME
WHEN I FIND SOME MATERIAL THAT
I THINK IS WORTH INVESTING THE
TIME ON.
TIME ON.
TIME ON. >> THIS FOR SOUNDS LIKE A
FANTASTICAL IDEA.
FANTASTICAL IDEA. >>.
>>.
>>. THE
>>. THE STORY.
THE STORY. I'M AND EXCESSIVE READER AND I
WAS READING ABOUT EARLY HUMANS
AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH
NEANDERTHALS AND I HAVE READ A
BUNCH OF LITERATURE AND THEY
ALSO THE NEANDERTHALS DIED OUT
BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AS
INTELLIGENT AS US.
I SAW AND A LITTLE BIT ANNOYED
BY THAT.
BY THAT.
BY THAT. WHAT IF THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY
WERE BETTER THAN US.
>> THE PREMISE OF THE STORY
CREATES A PERSON THAT IS EQUAL
OR DIFFERENT.
OR DIFFERENT. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH
PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT.
>> THAT IS A VERY BROAD AN
IMPORTANT TOPIC AT THIS POINT
IN SOCIETY.
IN SOCIETY. >> I HAD TEENAGE SONS WHEN I
STARTED WRITING THE STORY.
WHAT TEENAGE BOY DOES NOT FEEL
LIKE A NEANDERTHAL ON SOME
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. I
LEVEL. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SET THIS
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> THE PREMISE OF THE STORY IS
THAT THE THE END OF THE CHILD
IS CREATED FROM DNA.
IT WAS ESSENTIALLY FROM A
MOMMY THAT WAS PRESERVED.
SO THIS IS HIM ENCOUNTERING
WILLIAM.
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS SOMETHING. WHERE DO I COME FROM.
>> WE HAD SUCH A GREAT CAST.
WE SEARCHED EXTENSIVELY FOR
SOMEBODY THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
ACTOR AND ALSO HAVE THE
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES BECAUSE
THE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IS
IMPORTANT TO THE PART. HE IS A
PERSONAL TRAINER AND A
FOOTBALL PLAYER.
FOOTBALL PLAYER. HE BULKED UP AND WORKED OUT SO
HARD TO PREPARE FOR THE PART.
WE HAD NOT WRITTEN ANY SCENES
IN WHICH WE RESTRAINS.
THE DAY BEFORE WE STARTED
FEELING HIS THAT I'M WORKING
OUT FOR MONTHS I AM TAKING MY
SHIRT OFF.
SHIRT OFF. SO WE WROTE THAT INTO THE
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
MOVIE. >>
MOVIE. >> YOU SHOULD GET THAT MOMENT.
>> THE OTHER ACTOR IN THAT
SCENE IS NAMED BETH GRANT.
>> SHE IS GREAT.
>> SHE IS ONE OF THOSE THAT
YOU MAY NOT KNOW HER NAME BUT
YOU RECOGNIZE HER FROM A LOT
OF ROLES THAT SHE IS IN.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DOCUMENTARY
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. >> I JUST WORKED WITH BILL
HANEY ON BREAKTHROUGH. WE TRY
TO DO THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. I THINK THIS MOVIE AS A
FEATURE HAS THAT ENTERTAINMENT
BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT IMPORTANT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. WE COME AWAY WITH SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT. WALT DISNEY WAS YOUR GREAT
UNCLE?
UNCLE?
UNCLE? >>
UNCLE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I CANNOT IMAGINE GROWING UP
IN DISNEY WORLD.
HOW HAS THAT AFFECTED YOUR
CREATIVE PROCESS?
CREATIVE PROCESS? >> MY DAD WORKED AT THE
COMPANY WHEN I WAS A KID AND
HE MADE SUNDAY NIGHT TV SHOWS.
I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER
WHEN THEY WERE IS STABLE OF
AMERICAN LIFE.
AMERICAN LIFE. HE MADE A BUNCH OF THOSE.
I DID NOT GIVE IT A MONTH MUCH
THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF
MY NORMAL LIFE.
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
AND WORK AT THE INNOVATION
DEPARTMENT WHICH I DID FOR
ABOUT FIVE YEARS RIGHT OUT OF
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS IN ME
MORE THAN I KNEW PREVIOUSLY.
I HAVE PURSUED A LOT OF OTHER
BUSINESSES BUT IT'S THE THING
THAT I ENJOY MOST THAT I
CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THIS