Never satisfied with Congress, director Steven Soderberg Saw his latest feature ”Black bag“As an opportunity to not only deconstruct the spy genre, but also challenge preconceived notions of marriage. The film Star stars Michael Fassbender And Cate Blanchett as married intelligence agents forced to rethink their loyalties to each other. A listed Cinephile, Soderbergh recently split under A new interview with Variety That he and screenwriter David Koepp took inspiration from a classic source.
“David and I talked about what it would be like if George and Martha were spies,” he said. “We wanted to make a espionage version of ‘who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
Edward Albee game was adapted to the 1966 in 1966 for a movie by Mike Nichols In the lead role in reality and wife Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Soderbergh is a big fan of the film and was a closely associated with Nichols before he died in 2014. They even made a comment track together For the DVD release of “Virginia Woolf.” Although the material he chose to refer to the film is quite douck and dark, Soderbergh still wanted “Black Bag” to be more a blockbuster than a serious deal.
“There is a version of this movie where you go in a completely different way. Where you don’t glaze it up and you make it cruel and harder and a little less fun. And it just wasn’t what I had in mind,” said Soderbergh. “We felt this was a real Hollywood movie and you should get movie stars, and you should make them look good.
While “Virginia Woolf” may have been a strong reference, the film is also very guilty the spy genre, with Fassbender even similar to John Le Carré’s beloved George Smiley to a certain degree. At the same time, Soderbergh and Koepp did not want this to be just a “bourne” movie or variety of similar ones.
“David found a way to keep it fresh,” Soderbergh told Variety. “He found a way to differentiate it by going a little narrow and deep on the character work, as opposed to turning it into an action acting. It is an emotional, psychological spectacle. “
Another subversion Soderbergh and Koepp slid into “Black Bag” is how the relationship between Fassbender and Blanchett’s character is not as toxic as one can assume. Although their job is to keep and gather secrets, there is a refreshing affection between the two who feel unexpected and will keep the audience on their toes.
“It’s also unusual to see a movie about a marriage where a deal is not the point,” Soderbergh said. “And I like this idea that the others they work with are a little annoyed at how well their marriage works.”
“Black Bag” is currently found in theaters from focus functions.
