imagine going from making romantic comedies to action packed thrillers
comedies to action packed thrillers
comedies to action packed thrillers that’s exactly what director Michael
that’s exactly what director Michael
that’s exactly what director Michael Davis did in his new film shoot-’em-up
Davis did in his new film shoot-’em-up
Davis did in his new film shoot-’em-up hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and
hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and
hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and I’ve had a chance to speak with the
I’ve had a chance to speak with the
I’ve had a chance to speak with the director himself and one of the actors
director himself and one of the actors
director himself and one of the actors Stephen McHattie so thank you for
Stephen McHattie so thank you for
Stephen McHattie so thank you for joining us first of all can you tell us
joining us first of all can you tell us
joining us first of all can you tell us about your film shoot him up shoot them
about your film shoot him up shoot them
about your film shoot him up shoot them up is all the cool things you can do
up is all the cool things you can do
up is all the cool things you can do with a gunfight
with a gunfight
with a gunfight the movie starts with Clive Owen
the movie starts with Clive Owen
the movie starts with Clive Owen delivering a baby in the middle of a
delivering a baby in the middle of a
delivering a baby in the middle of a gunfight and he ends up getting stuck
gunfight and he ends up getting stuck
gunfight and he ends up getting stuck with the infant and it turns out the
with the infant and it turns out the
with the infant and it turns out the infant is the target of Paul Giamatti
infant is the target of Paul Giamatti
infant is the target of Paul Giamatti and all these assassins and he has to
and all these assassins and he has to
and all these assassins and he has to sort of save the baby and solve the
sort of save the baby and solve the
sort of save the baby and solve the mystery and it’s got all the cool things
mystery and it’s got all the cool things
mystery and it’s got all the cool things you could do there’s a gunfight when he
you could do there’s a gunfight when he
you could do there’s a gunfight when he falls out of an airplane with bad guys
falls out of an airplane with bad guys
falls out of an airplane with bad guys coming out it’s just it’s wild wild farm
coming out it’s just it’s wild wild farm
coming out it’s just it’s wild wild farm and I’m very funny as well and who do
and I’m very funny as well and who do
and I’m very funny as well and who do you play in the film well I I play
you play in the film well I I play
you play in the film well I I play hammerson do I have a first name no just
hammerson do I have a first name no just
hammerson do I have a first name no just no cameras ya head of Hammerson
no cameras ya head of Hammerson
no cameras ya head of Hammerson enterprises some on arms dealer and a
enterprises some on arms dealer and a
enterprises some on arms dealer and a all-around good guy it’s a guy that
all-around good guy it’s a guy that
all-around good guy it’s a guy that could basically compete with Paul
could basically compete with Paul
could basically compete with Paul Giamatti on screen and the two of them
Giamatti on screen and the two of them
Giamatti on screen and the two of them basically play the two bad guys and
basically play the two bad guys and
basically play the two bad guys and there are who’d together it’s stephen
there are who’d together it’s stephen
there are who’d together it’s stephen with my number one choice to play
with my number one choice to play
with my number one choice to play Hammerson how did you come about making
Hammerson how did you come about making
Hammerson how did you come about making this film I ended up writing the script
this film I ended up writing the script
this film I ended up writing the script and then I animated out 15 minutes of
and then I animated out 15 minutes of
and then I animated out 15 minutes of the movie with hand-drawn sketches
the movie with hand-drawn sketches
the movie with hand-drawn sketches 17,000 drawings to create sort of an
17,000 drawings to create sort of an
17,000 drawings to create sort of an animated cartoon version of the whole
animated cartoon version of the whole
animated cartoon version of the whole movie and I showed it to New Line Cinema
movie and I showed it to New Line Cinema
movie and I showed it to New Line Cinema and they go oh my god this is like wild
and they go oh my god this is like wild
and they go oh my god this is like wild great fun action and then Clive Owen saw
great fun action and then Clive Owen saw
great fun action and then Clive Owen saw it and go wow I want to be this guy
it and go wow I want to be this guy
it and go wow I want to be this guy doing all this crazy stuff and somehow I
doing all this crazy stuff and somehow I
doing all this crazy stuff and somehow I was able to get the movie made how do
was able to get the movie made how do
was able to get the movie made how do you feel about all the violence in the
you feel about all the violence in the
you feel about all the violence in the movie and you know do you think it’s
movie and you know do you think it’s
movie and you know do you think it’s really such a big issue can be yeah
really such a big issue can be yeah
really such a big issue can be yeah I know I get affected by it but in this
I know I get affected by it but in this
I know I get affected by it but in this movie I’m vastly entertained by it it’s
movie I’m vastly entertained by it it’s
movie I’m vastly entertained by it it’s all in your point of view on everything
all in your point of view on everything
all in your point of view on everything violence is one of the most fun things
violence is one of the most fun things
violence is one of the most fun things to watch I thought of that you go right
to watch I thought of that you go right
to watch I thought of that you go right the movie is sort of a gunslinger
the movie is sort of a gunslinger
the movie is sort of a gunslinger fantasy it’s definitely escapist
fantasy it’s definitely escapist
fantasy it’s definitely escapist entertainment and so the violence is
entertainment and so the violence is
entertainment and so the violence is sort of not taken seriously the movie is
sort of not taken seriously the movie is
sort of not taken seriously the movie is kind of like a violent Looney tune how
kind of like a violent Looney tune how
kind of like a violent Looney tune how does this movie compared to all the
does this movie compared to all the
does this movie compared to all the other films that you’ve done well you
other films that you’ve done well you
other films that you’ve done well you know all my other movies were teen
know all my other movies were teen
know all my other movies were teen romantic comedies and I was allowed to
romantic comedies and I was allowed to
romantic comedies and I was allowed to sort of have this distinct voice that
sort of have this distinct voice that
sort of have this distinct voice that was a little bit little bit twisted a
was a little bit little bit twisted a
was a little bit little bit twisted a little bit of sexually informed humor
little bit of sexually informed humor
little bit of sexually informed humor and I took sort of that kind of feeling
and I took sort of that kind of feeling
and I took sort of that kind of feeling and put it in to shoot them up you
and put it in to shoot them up you
and put it in to shoot them up you English many the world if I remember
English many the world if I remember
English many the world if I remember right he used to like you like that and
right he used to like you like that and
right he used to like you like that and there’s also a great romance Clive Owen
there’s also a great romance Clive Owen
there’s also a great romance Clive Owen falls in love with Monica Bellucci and
falls in love with Monica Bellucci and
falls in love with Monica Bellucci and they sort of form this makeshift family
they sort of form this makeshift family
they sort of form this makeshift family when they’re stuck with this baby and so
when they’re stuck with this baby and so
when they’re stuck with this baby and so I think maybe the comparison is there’s
I think maybe the comparison is there’s
I think maybe the comparison is there’s romance as well in all my movies
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