Nutcrackers Interview: David Gordon Green and the Janson Brothers Discuss New Film at TIFF

With massive horror franchises under his belt and a handful of belly-laugh comedy gems, audiences need not forget that few filmmakers can deliver delicate, grounded characters to the big screen like David Gordon Green. Now he's bringing headliner Ben Stiller along for the ride in Nutcrackers. Of course, we love Stiller for "Name-Your-Seminal-Comedy-Classic-Here," but it's important to remember his work in pictures like Permanent Midnight, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Greenberg. Teaming Stiller with Green is sure to bring humor and earnestness to film audiences everywhere.

Nutcrackers follows strait-laced and work-obsessed executive Mike (Stiller) as he finds himself caring for his four orphaned nephews in rural Ohio after a terrible accident. Initially a temporary arrangement, it evolves into a metamorphic experience for him, challenging his priorities and deepening family bonds.

Director Green and first-time actors the Janson Brothers swung by the Collider studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL to talk with Steve Weintraub to chat about the world premiere of Nutcrackers at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Together, the group discussed improvising and cussing with Stiller, the joy of filmmaking, and backing away from the Hollywood franchise machine to make something a bit more personal and grounded.

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