Yeah, they were there swinging around like monkeys, totally fearless. Were all of you, including the kids, actually up there on those rocks? But Matt was always up for the challenge, and remained calm and focused at all times.
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On a superficial level, the rock-climbing sequence was not something I was looking forward to. Otherwise, much of the movie involves scenes with several characters, which is always a challenge for a director. Was there a scene or sequence that was particularly difficult to shoot logistically? Much of the film takes place in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, which I’m sure posed many challenges. That’s how good an actor he is: Inside, he was probably ready to curl up and die. But he was great at creating the illusion that we had plenty of time. That would be challenging for any director, even a seasoned one. We’re talking about an indie movie where we are changing locations almost every day, you have a lot of child actors who have limited working hours legally, and you are shooting outdoors a lot of the time. This was only his second full-length film. But I haven’t seen anybody do a better job than Matt did of going the extra mile every day to make sure everybody was comfortable, and not just the kids. You don’t have to be a great actor to be a good director of actors. What are the distinct differences you see in being directed by someone who is also an actor? Are there things Matt did as a director that made your job easier? In this case, the character has to change or he is not going to be the father or person he wants to be. But, to answer the question, this role combined many things I look for: There’s an emotional journey and many transitions, some of them subtle, some of them less so. It’s rare that a movie turns out as well as the script. Now I’m going to have to be up to their level. Fortunately, he included me in the process of the final auditions for each of the kids’ roles and they were all so talented. But I have to say, when I met Matt Ross, I said, “This is a great script, a near perfect blueprint for a movie story, but I don’t know how you can make a movie as good as this script unless you find six genius kids.” He said, “Well, we will try!” I was nervous. I’ve been around long enough to know to know that this was one of the best things I’d read in a long time. How, if at all, is Captain Fantastic emblematic of the type of film you’re most interested in making at this stage in your career? In November, Mortensen met with Vulture in front of a live audience at SAG-AFTRA in Los Angeles as part of its Foundation’s “Conversations” series, to discuss the film, his breakout role in Peter Weir’s Witness, and how the “long-lasting” fame afforded by the Lord of the Rings trilogy has allowed him the freedom to pursue smaller passion projects. Physically and temperamentally, he was absolutely right.Though it’s been almost a year since Captain Fantastic premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Matt Ross’s film - about an anti-establishment father raising his six kids off the grid in the woods of the Pacific Northwest - has seen an impressive uptick in awards buzz for its star Viggo Mortensen, who recently earned both Critics Choice and Indie Spirit nominations for his portrayal of a man torn between his kids’ needs and his own rejection of mainstream culture. That is one of the things that made him my first choice to play Ben. For me, he exemplifies a very high level of artistry and integrity. “He had wonderful and insightful ideas about everything, including adding his own original music to the film. “Viggo was a central collaborator in terms of his ideas about the script,” says Ross. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self- created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything he’s taught them. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, and Steve Zahn.ĭeep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father (Viggo Mortensen) dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. Ross premiered the film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Director award in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
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Captain Fantastic is a drama written and directed by Matt Ross, who is best known for his role as Alby Grant on the HBO series Big Love.
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