As namgoong opens up each door of the train, curtis and his rebels fight against the police state guarding the train. With a penchant for strong architectural details and menswearinspired pieces, the actress is always guaranteed to shy away from the mainstream and wear something unexpected. However it finally got a limited release in the states but. From director bong joon ho and adapted from the french graphic novel le transperceneige. The film is set in the future ad 2031 where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetualmotion engine. Tilda swinton and bong joonho are still talking about a. Snowpiercerthebook has none of the same characters as snowpiercerthemovie. Jun 26, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Tilda swinton teases what a prequel to snowpiercer might be like.
The film takes place 17 years after a governmentsanctioned effort to curtail global warming backfires and leaves the. Tilda swinton as a loathsome enforcer from the front named mason, jamie bell. Starring chris evans, tilda swinton, john hurt, jamie bell, alison pill, ed harris and octavia spencer, this looks set to be a very different kind of comic book film, and perhaps a surprise blockbuster. I cant even contain my excitement for the host director bong joonhos snowpiercer, which stars chris evans, song kangho, tilda swinton, jamie bell. Here, we talk about scifi, backstory, and tilda swinton pulling out her dentures. And also, in the case of snowpiercer, he had a lot of support on set from his actors, just discussions about the nuance of certain things for example, tilda swintons accent. Quotes on not considering herself an actor i dont know what it would take for me to feel like one.
A transcript from john hurts snowpiercer interview. I want to make the lion, witch and the wardrobe prequel ethereal actress tilda swinton on her hopes of reprising. Tilda swinton based her snowpiercer villain in part on thatcher snowpiercer supporting star tilda swinton talks about the woman she knew who inspired her snowpiercer villain and. Dec 31, 2012 a transcript from john hurts snowpiercer interview.
Jun 26, 2014 everything you need to know about snowpiercer thats snowpiercer in a nutshell. Simon hattenstone meets the contradictory tilda swinton, the indie actor who has charmed hollywood and bagged an oscar. Cast includes chris evans, jamie bell, tilda swinton cut this work was passed uncut. I read snowpiercer and i saw there was nothing for me, but i was really keen to see the film. Boots riley explains why joker isnt a radical comic book movie writers guild awards 2019.
The fact that bong came across the graphic novel in a comic book. The oscarwinner michael clayton cannot be accused of taking obvious roles. Not unlike many from director terry gilliam he is also of course of uks monty python fame. Jun 27, 2014 the film also stars john hurt, jamie bell, tilda swinton, octavia spencer, ed harris, alison pill, and the hosts song kangho and go ahsung. Chris evans responds to snowpiercer getting trimmed for. Snowpiercer director joonho bong talks trains and tilda. In a conversation that spans her career swinton talks about working on her bestloved films, including her early work with derek.
Now he may be joined in snow piercer by two other great actors, tilda swinton and jamie bell, each of whom has made a good career of balancing indies with big films. Tilda swinton, in one of the greatest performances of 2014, plays minister mason, the trains second in command and looks and plays her part as if she popped right out of some crazed and druginduced hyperoz. Clip from snowpiercer tv show explains how the planet. Snowpiercer is a 20 science fiction action film based on the french graphic novel le. Joonho bong, park chanwook, chris evans, tilda swinton and. Chris evans, tilda swinton and john hurt talk snowpiercer interview. A look at the transformation of tilda swinton into minister mason in bong joon hos highly acclaimed snowpiercer.
Jul 01, 2014 tilda swinton plays a member of the upper class named minister mason, a character written for a male but transformed into a part for a female because director boon wanted swinton involved in the project. Tilda swinton on her role as minister mason in snowpiercer. In snowpiercer, curtis chris evans and yona ahsung ko are. Standing in the way of the revolution are various forces. With jennifer connelly, daveed diggs, mickey sumner, sheila vand. Snowpiercer director joonho bong talks trains and tilda swinton. I understand its a strange thing to say because i do keep saying, yes, ill dress up and be in your film.
Tilda swinton talks only lovers left alive, snowpiercer. Katherine matilda swinton born 5 november 1960 is a scottish actress, known for her roles in both independent arthouse films and blockbusters. Armed with only strategy and blunt instruments, they are able to get the attention of the righthand woman of the establishment, mason tilda swinton. Well, film nerds, science fiction nerds, tilda swinton nerds and fans of director bong joonho. Snowpiercer, 20 swinton is downright unrecognizable as mason, the mysterious figure who keeps the poor from getting to the rich in joonho bongs insane, postapocalyptic thriller. Chris evans and coproducer dooho choi talk snowpiercer, elaborate fight scenes, the magic of tilda swinton, crookednecked giraffes, and more at comiccon.
Bong joonhos fifth feature film as a director, snowpiercer, is also his. Bong joonho has delivered one of the most strange and visuallyarresting dystopias weve seen since terry gilliams brazil, and easily one of the most imaginative scifi action flicks in years. Apr 15, 20 starring chris evans, tilda swinton, john hurt, jamie bell, alison pill, ed harris and octavia spencer, this looks set to be a very different kind of comic book film, and perhaps a surprise blockbuster. There are a bunch of military characters who bear a passing resemblance. In snowpiercer, a neverending train ride and a society badly off. Bong joonhos snowpiercer 20 international movie trailer stars chris evans, jamie bell, tilda swinton, alison pill, and ed. This book, chronicling life lived with otters on the remote west coast of scotland, was made into a classic childrens film by. The film stars chris evans, song kangho, tilda swinton, jamie bell, octavia spencer, go ahsung, john hurt, and ed harris. Tilda swinton and jamie bell in talks for bong joonhos. There is a section in the comic book that i thought about using but then didnt. The movie takes place aboard the snowpiercer train, operating on a globespanning track, carrying the last remnants of humanity after an attempt at climate engineering in order to stop global warming has unintentionally created a new snowball earth.
Is the story over for snowpiercers tyrannical minister of the train. Just last year she was ethereally beautiful as a vampire in only lovers left alive, and nearly unrecognisable as an octogenarian dowager in the grand budapest hotel. For more great train tales, check out nprs book your trip series. Extinction is set before the apocalyptic event that created the. In an interview with hitfix, tilda swinton revealed that she and director bong joonho have a fantasy about a prequel that. Snowpiercer brings new trailer, images and interviews to.
I try to collect obscure video games, i love comics and somewhere on amazon i have a self published book. Chris evans responds to snowpiercer getting trimmed for the u. Snowpiercer prequel graphic novel this fall hollywood reporter. So what is it about the graphic novel snowpiercer was based. Mason an absolutely amazing tilda swinton is the smug, scolding number two for the unseen wilford, the mysterious man at the very front. She won the academy award for best supporting actress for her performance in the 2007 film michael clayton. Jul 29, 20 tilda swinton and chris evans arrive at a press conference for their upcoming film snowpiercer held at the conrad hotel on monday july 29 in seoul, south korea the 52yearold actress and. Dec 09, 2014 tilda swinton on her thoughts about a prequel for her character.
Tilda swinton based her snowpiercer villain in part on thatcher. Dec 30, 2014 if there is a more adventurous actor out there than tilda swinton, i am not sure who it could possibly be. Tilda swinton talks only lovers left alive, snowpiercer, and. Swinton began her career in experimental films, directed by derek jarman, starting with caravaggio 1986, followed by the last of england 1988, war requiem 1989, and the garden 1990. Mason an absolutely amazing tilda swinton is the smug, scolding number two for the unseen wilford, the mysterious man at. Jul 01, 2014 and also, in the case of snowpiercer, he had a lot of support on set from his actors, just discussions about the nuance of certain things for example, tilda swinton s accent. Tilda swintons fashion choices, like her movie roles, tend to stray from the hollywood norm. Snowpiercer 20 movie poster, john hurt, ewen bremner. Tilda swinton was in attendance at the screening of snowpiercer during the 2019 marrakech international film festival on tuesday december 3 in morocco. Jun 29, 2014 in snowpiercer, a neverending train ride and a society badly off track after a climate change disaster, a train must circle the globe for its passengers to stay alive. Its a fantasy in our minds about a prequel and so theres this very big ice day coming. Jun 24, 2014 standing in the way of the revolution are various forces. Tilda swinton teases what a prequel to snowpiercer might.
If there is a more adventurous actor out there than tilda swinton, i am not sure who it could possibly be. This would have been more in keeping with the book, in which kevin is always kept at one small remove, by being. We had a long process, bong wryly remembers during an interview at. Bong joon ho the host, mother, memories of murder around this time last summer, i began to hear rumblings of a sciencefiction flick coming out of south korea featuring chris evans, john hurt, and tilda swinton. Exclusive video interview with ed harris and tilda swinton. Tilda swinton and chris evans arrive at a press conference for their upcoming film snowpiercer held at the conrad hotel on monday july 29 in seoul, south korea the 52yearold actress and. So this came from a graphic novel that you just happened to pick up. Recently released in the states snowpiercer has chris evans and tilda swinton starring in this dystopia film by korean director bong joon ho snowpiercer was a tricky marketing challenge as it is a hybrid artmovie and blockbuster film. After an attempt to stop global warming via climate engineering catastrophically backfires, creating a new ice age in 2014, the remnants of humanity have taken to a circumnavigational train, the snowpiercer, run by recluse transportation magnate wilford.
Tilda swinton has earned a reputation as one of the most adventurous and versatile actors working today, capable of twisting and contorting herself into the most unbelievable shapes. Set over seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetuallymoving train that circles the globe. Jun 27, 2014 starring chris evans, tilda swinton, jamie bell, octavia spencer and ed harris, snowpiercer tells the story of a dystopian future when climate change have lay wasted to what remains of earth. We got this covered sits down with ed harris and tilda swinton to discuss their new film, snowpiercer. The film also stars john hurt, jamie bell, tilda swinton, octavia spencer, ed harris, alison pill, and the hosts song kangho and go ahsung. Simon hattenstone meets the contradictory tilda swinton. Tilda swinton talks to film critic mark kermode about her career. Snowpiercer, the englishlanguage debut of south korean auteur bong joonho the host, mother, opens in u. Snowpiercers tilda swinton on transforming into a creepy. She also won the bafta scotland award for best actress for the 2003 film young adam, and has received three golden globe award nominations. Dec 03, 2012 tilda swintons fashion choices, like her movie roles, tend to stray from the hollywood norm. Everything you need to know about snowpiercer thats snowpiercer in a nutshell. By 2031, the passengers on the train have become segregated by class, with the elite in the extravagant front cars while the poor are. Snowpiercer tilda swinton interview showbizjunkies.
Rollista redigera chris evans curtis everett 8 9 10. Exclusive video interview with ed harris and tilda swinton on. That falls in line with the fantastic buzz thats been circling. Tilda swinton on her thoughts about a prequel for her character. Nov 21, 2008 simon hattenstone meets the contradictory tilda swinton, the indie actor who has charmed hollywood and bagged an oscar. This would have been more in keeping with the book, in which kevin is always kept at one. This book, chronicling life lived with otters on the remote west coast of scotland, was made into a classic childrens film by disney in the 60s, but. In snowpiercer, a neverending train ride and a society badly off track after a climate change disaster, a train must circle the globe for its passengers to stay alive. Filmens rollfigurer spelas av chris evans, song kangho, tilda swinton, jamie bell, octavia spencer, john hurt och ed harris.
Genres additional production material directors not known cast includes chris evans, jamie bell, tilda swinton. Clip from snowpiercer tv show explains how the planet froze. Tilda swinton plays a member of the upper class named minister mason, a character written for a male but transformed into a part for a female because director boon wanted swinton involved in the project. In a future where a failed globalwarming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class. Starring chris evans, tilda swinton, jamie bell, octavia spencer and ed harris, snowpiercer tells the story of a dystopian future when climate change have lay. Her belief is that everyone has their place on the train and getting out of line is disorder. Tilda swinton and director bong joonho talk about class warfare, margaret thatcher and giant pigs as they explain how their 20 collaboration, snowpiercer, got made. Jun 23, 2014 tilda swinton on her role as minister mason in snowpiercer. Exclusive interview with snowpiercers tilda swinton youtube.