...formerly known as "Kill Switch," before Steven Seagal said not so fast. This was the first feature film I ever worked on, and it happened to be with an ensemble of my favorite actors: Julia Fox (ladies first), Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm, Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser, David Harbour, etc. I was ecstatic to be a part of it.
This was my first crack at background so it took some internalizing to start directing the masses. For a month of prep, I hosted wardrobe fittings for 1000 or so background actors featured throughout the movie. This is where they became 1950's proof, and where they filled out their tax documents. Onboarding 1000 day-players will be fun, they said. On set, same as "Unbought & Unbossed": Take them to set, put them in the scene, take them back after wrap. 35 shoot days later, with very few 12 hour days courtesy of Mr. Soderbergh and his unrivaled efficiency, the 2 hour film was done. This left me with a totally unrealistic perception of how fast movies were made. I was humbled shortly after.
As a newbie, this was exactly the experience I was looking for. No Sudden Move was a pioneering film of the COVID-era as it was one of the first, if not the first studio movie made during the pandemic. Everybody was still adapting to the new world. It was also the first studio film to shoot in Michigan since Transformers in 2014. It was also taking place during the final weeks of the 2020 election which spiced things up. There was a lot going on.
Key Takeaway: I appreciate those who got me my first gig. Bring the film incentives back.
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