Despite a dismal box office performance in the U.S. and a harsh critical reception, “Warcraft” filmmaker Duncan Jones stands behind his film.
“I’m equally proud and furious about ‘Warcraft,'” Jones told Thrillist. “I love it. I spent so much time on it. I put all my heart into trying to make it work. Parts of it, I think, work but it also drives me crazy that I wasn’t able to push through everything that I knew needed to happen in order to make the film I knew it could be.”
One of the things that didn’t quite work for Jones was the pacing of the film. He acknowledges that as one of aspects that critics focused on when reviewing his movie.
“A lot of people have criticized the jumpiness of the pacing. Trust me, if anyone is frustrated about the pacing of the film and how that turned out,...
“I’m equally proud and furious about ‘Warcraft,'” Jones told Thrillist. “I love it. I spent so much time on it. I put all my heart into trying to make it work. Parts of it, I think, work but it also drives me crazy that I wasn’t able to push through everything that I knew needed to happen in order to make the film I knew it could be.”
One of the things that didn’t quite work for Jones was the pacing of the film. He acknowledges that as one of aspects that critics focused on when reviewing his movie.
“A lot of people have criticized the jumpiness of the pacing. Trust me, if anyone is frustrated about the pacing of the film and how that turned out,...
- 8/31/2016
- by Maria Cavassuto
- Variety - Film News
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