Lee Daniels on The Deliverance, Shifting Culture, Douglas Sirk, and That Glenn Close Performance
Lee Daniels wants to do it all. The filmmaker behind Monster’s Ball, Precious, and The Butler has made an endlessly compelling horror movie, The Deliverance, for Netflix, starring Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The Film Stage chatted with Daniels about his new film, never wanting to do the same thing twice, loving filming in Pittsburgh, selling out a bit, being convinced white people will not get the Glenn Close performance, and changing the media landscape with Empire.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The Film Stage: So I have to tell you: I live in Pittsburgh.
Lee Daniels: Currently live in Pittsburgh?
Yeah.
Were you there when we were shooting?
I’ve been here since 2018, so I was definitely here when you were.
Where in Pittsburgh?
I live south of the city. Where did you shoot?
All around. [South of the city] is familiar. We shot exteriors there…...
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The Film Stage: So I have to tell you: I live in Pittsburgh.
Lee Daniels: Currently live in Pittsburgh?
Yeah.
Were you there when we were shooting?
I’ve been here since 2018, so I was definitely here when you were.
Where in Pittsburgh?
I live south of the city. Where did you shoot?
All around. [South of the city] is familiar. We shot exteriors there…...
- 9/4/2024
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
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