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Podcast: The Filmmakers Podcast
Episode: ”Beast” - roaring to success with Baltasar Kormákur, director of award winning indie films and huge studio movies
Description: Today, Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome director/producer/actor Baltasar Kormákur to the show. He has made films such as Contraband (2012), 2 Guns (2013), Everest (2015) and Beast (2022) and has worked with star-actors such as Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Jason Clarke and Idris Elba to name a few.He sits down with our hosts to chat about:
being on set
the difficulties of shooting on location
making and starring in his debut feature film
how he put his own money into making his debut
navigating between Hollywood and indie films
directing tips
his learnings over the years
working w...