Harmony Korine gives good interview. Particularly in his early days as an enfant terrible, you had no idea whether what he would say was on the level or a spur of the moment, madcap declaration. As he’s gotten older, he’s mellowed on trying to mess with interviewers, yet his films remain just as singular. His next is "The Trap," set against the backdrop of the Miami music scene, and it looks like "Spring Breakers" was just an appetizer for what’s to come, as he revealed in a lengthy, terrific talk with Marc Maron.
It’s “a complete sensory bombardment,” he said about the movie, which is about a gangster rapper (played by Idris Elba) who becomes the target of revenge by an ex-con recently released from fourteen years in prison (Benicio Del Toro), with Robert Pattinson as part of the latter’s crew and Al Pacino as a parole officer. Korine confirmed the casting of each of those actors, but he made no mention of James Franco, who was said to star in previous trade reports.
“…the way I feel about storytelling now is that it’s more like liquid. It has to do more with energy,” Korine said of his approach, describing the "The Trap" as a “super propulsive, pretty highly violent revenge movie.” Hot damn!
And while production on that picture will begin in January, Korine apparently still has lots of goodies yet to come. One is "Mitch Poppins," a twenty minute short film/musical he made with acclaimed music video director Chris Cunningham. It’s about a man with Tourette’s Syndrome whose tic takes the form of breakdancing. Korine says it’s not quite finished, but hints that he often waits for the right time to release certain projects, and says "Mitch Poppins" may be ready to see the light of day.
Much more in this great talk with Marc Maron below. [via The Film Stage]
finally! i was waiting for a start date for that movie.
Ps: kstew come and get your embarrassing, vile psycho fans lmao what kind of losers omg
@CONSTANCECAPPADONIA nobody cares if you buy or watch his movies you are a psycho kstew fan that is on EVERY rob or fka twigs article and spreading your lies and hate. ewwww you are so gross and obsessed you should be ashamed of yourself that you are spending your life hating on strangers.
@CONSTANCECAPPADONIA @JF @Susan you kristen stewart fans are honestly the most vile and disgusting fandom. your idol can be proud of you…
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I.won\’t buy his movies lost his redpect
I.am.not.going to buy his movies he\’s not interesting he.lost my respect making kristen the bad guy
Amazing cast! Not sure I am a fan of Korine\’s but, this definitely warms me up. Word of advice to Pattinson fans, let the lunatics comments stand. The back and forth only turns off everyone else. The truth will out, no repudiation is necessary and no one importer listens to the trolls\’ rants.
@JF, Pattinson is filming TLCOZ in Belfast today, and Kit Harrington is filming Brimstone in Spain right now. That was the scheduling conflict that caused Pattinson to drop out of Brimstone, as the director confirmed on his Twitter. Pattinson more than held his own with Guy Pearce and Juliette Binoche, Julianne Moore, and all the other actors he\’s ever worked with. He will be fantastic in The Trap, as he has been in all his films since the popcorn franchise ended. Too bad Stewart\’s fans are still so jealous and immature.
i am so here for this! that is one awesome cast.
@Susan what kind of psychophatic freak are you? get freaking help and step away from the internet. you sound dangerous…
I\’m sure Pattinson will drop out due to "scheduling conflicts" which is fine, I dont think he can hold his own with the likes of Pacino and del Toro in the film.
I\’ll pop some corn;>
Forget everything else. This is all that matters.
Marc Maron is freaking nuts. lol Can\’t wait for this film already.
I\’m not disappointed that James Franco\’s name is not on the list. With Korine on his own timetable I hope they aren\’t riddled with delays. Rob Pattinson is developing quite a variety of roles on his work resume\’. He\’s been working with the best directors and already has a list that any actor ending his career could only wish to have. This one will be different. He\’s certainly showing everyone what he\’s capable as an actor. Great cast!
@Susan is a Kristen Stewart fan who does nothing but create lies about Pattinson and his girlfriend in the comments section of every article that mentions either of them. Twigs is not the liar and cheat that Kristen Stewart proved herself to be. There is no married record producer, or any of the other garbage that she spews about Twigs. She should be banned from the internet, she\’s obsessed with two strangers who would get restraining orders if they knew she existed.
Looks like Robert is trying to salvage his career after shacking up with a girl known for sleeping with her married music producer, going down on women in clubs and giving her ex-boyfriend an ear job where he needed surgery to reattach the ear after she nearly bit it off! Robert run while you can and get your career and life back!
"Korine is one of the few directors who knows how to handle Franco"
He\’s 10x the actor Pattinson is. So if someone is problematic, it\’s clearly him considering all the cast around him is MUCH more talented. But if Korine can cast Selena Gomez, it comes to me as no surprise he\’s casting the virgin vampire.
Korine makes films on his own timetable, it\’s nice to get some confirmation that everyone is still in place and shooting will start in Jan. Fantastic cast, sounds like another great ensemble film. Korine is one of the few directors who knows how to handle Franco, who can be problematic. Looking forward to seeing Pattinson create another gritty character, that man is on a winning streak.
Sounds like it has the potential to be great, considering the caliber of all involved. If Franco is out, that would be fine with me (just my opinion, but never cared for him). Love Elba, del Toro, and Pattinson.
Nice to hear that this film is still going ahead
So ready for this movie!