I wanted to tell a story about society at that time and how it shifted when sound came in. That's an uphill battle for anyone. His. Chazelle was the son of university professors, and as a child he had an interest in both filmmaking and music. It was funny. . Or just the drug regimen on movie sets: Uppers in the mornings and downers at night, and movie stars, through cocktails of drugs, shooting multiple movies a week. Theres always this kind of movement that I think comes from his early days as a jazz drummer. I just think practical looks better. Tell Ethan Goodwin David Ladish Anthony Carlino Lauren Baker Danny Rowe Eric Rood Scott M. Anderson Chris Cortner Danny Diamond Corey Gomez Rick Craft Darren Mauch, John M. Levin Jay Cooper Katherine Farrar Keith Anthony-Brown, Mildred Iatrou Andy Nelson Tobias Poppe Lee Gilmore Ai-Ling Lee Steven Morrow Matt Cavanaugh, Mary Zophres Laura Wolford Hope Slepak Yen Do Allison Bloom Jayde Dennis Grace Rufin, Arjen Tuiten Emma Johnston Burton Heba Thorisdottir Cale Thomas Mandy Artusato Jeong-Hwa Fonkalsrud Janice Kavanagh Michelle Denise Lee, Paramount Marc Platt Productions Material Pictures C2 Motion Picture Group Wild Chickens Organism Pictures, , , Babil, : , , Humanity and the world around us Song and dance The film will be produced by Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, Marc Platt and Tobey Maguire. So youd have foreground and background. Babylon is a 2022 American epic period black comedy - drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle and featuring an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. pic.twitter.com/ZF6SJLeoXc, Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) November 15, 2022. At the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Damien Chazelle treated an audience to a surprise viewing of the trailer, revealing glimpses of stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire . Maybe they restore their sense of optimism at some point. MORE: Damien Chazelle: 5 Films That Inspired 'Babylon' A.frame: You've said you wanted to avoid clich and expectation with this movie, as far as what people think of when they think of 1920 Hollywood. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. We want to hear from you! But in some ways, it makes sense when you think of the '20s as this reaction to the Victorian era before, but also you have World War I. Episode 65: Babylon with Damien Chazelle Unlike Margot Robbie in the hedonistic tour-de-force Babylon, we at Script Apart have never fought a rattlesnake. who also wrote the script for "Babylon," discussed his vision for the film; he spoke of the dissonance between the art of filmmaking and the industry that . #BabylonMovie pic.twitter.com/BnKQiOz2Zd, Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) November 15, 2022.