Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright speak at Oscars luncheon

(12 Feb 2024)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beverly Hills, Calif. – 12 February 2024
1. Medium of Cillian Murphy arriving for interview
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ludwig Göransson, composer (left), and Cillian Murphy, actor/producer – on the Oscars luncheon:
“For me it's really been getting back to hang out with, you know, these sorts of people to hang out with a Ludwig (Göransson), Jeffrey (Wright) – people like that. (Wright comes into the frame to hug Murphy). You know what I mean? That's a perfect example of it. You know, just to meet good people and (to Göransson), he didn’t shake your hand.”
Göransson: “He didn’t – no.”
Murphy: “Unbelievable. You can cut that out.”
3. Medium of Murphy and Göransson talking
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ludwig Göransson, composer (left), and Cillian Murphy, actor/producer – on a sequel to ’28 Days Later’:
Murphy: “Oh, it looks like it's going to happen. Yeah, it looks like I'm going to be involved. That's all I can say so far. But, like, Danny (Boyle) and Alex (Garland) are back, getting the band back together. So, yeah, there should be more information forthcoming, I think.”
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ludwig Göransson, composer (left), and Cillian Murphy, actor/producer – on if Murphy would ever direct a film:
Murphy: “Me? I don't think so. If you work with Chris Nolan six times, I think you'll realize that it's not for the faint-hearted.”
(Reporter: “You’re not faint-hearted.”)
“Well, I'm not Christopher Nolan. I don't – you know, just when you see the level of commitment and brilliance and brainpower and responsibility, you know, for me, the responsibility of just turning up and getting it right. I enjoy producing, but directing, no.”
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffery Wright, actor:
“It's actually been a very interesting process, and it's been really touching at times because this is obviously recognition from our peers, and we've had an opportunity over the last weeks to speak with people who've seen the film, who've appreciated the film, who appreciate our work and have, you know, really felt something by the experience of taking in the story. So, that's, you know, that's been really wonderful to see actors whom I have admired for many years, you know, step up and say, I appreciate your work or actors that I worked with at some point in my career who said, you know, I really like this. It's been – it's been nice.”
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffery Wright, actor:
“We think that our story, and our film, ‘American Fiction’ is a big story. We think it's a relevant story. We think it's one that is at the forefront of conversations around the country right now: conversations around inclusion and race and identity and all of this stuff that we don't necessarily talk about well as a society. So, we're a small film, but we think we have a big, you know, a big story to tell.”
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffery Wright, actor – on being optimistic about social justice issues in America:
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Wim Wenders, director – on streaming services making foreign films more widely watched:
“While films have been changing all over the time and it's a slow process and from film to digital, and from digital in theaters to digital and streaming, it's an ongoing process. Who knows what movies in theaters are going to, or streaming, will look like in another ten years? I'm curious. I hope I can see it.”
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Wim Wenders, director:
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