Richard Wenk | Director & Screenwriter (Equalizer, Expendables, Jack Reacher)

Interview with director and screenwriter Richard Wenk.
Filmography (non complete) : Annie (1982), Just the Ticket (1998), 16 Blocks (2006), The Mechanic (2011), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Equalizer (2014, 2018, 2023), The Magnificent Seven (2016), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), Fast Charlie (2023), Kraven the Hunter (2024).

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00:00:00 GO !
00:00:08 Beginings & early work
00:05:40 Genres exploration
00:08:10 Return to directing
00:09:35 Remaking The Magnificent Seven
00:13:23 Working with actors
00:19:36 Screenwriters presence on the set
00:23:03 Writing the Equalizer
00:33:30 Antoine Fuqua
00:35:50 Writers-Directors dynamic
00:37:55 Writing process
00:49:23 Writing action movies
00:55:56 Questionnaire de Proust
01:00:58 Motivation
01:03:39 Fin