With Aviron Pictures' new thrillerSerenityopening in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with writer-directorSteven Knightfor an extended video interview in the Collider studio. During the wide-ranging conversation, he talked about how the project came together, putting together the incredible cast, what he learned from early screenings that impacted the film, how he likes to edit, why he will remove entire scenes and not just a line or two, how he decided to place clues to figuring out the twists and turns of the movie, and so much more. In addition, with Knight involved in some many other projects, I got updates onEastern Promises 2,Tabooseason 2,A Christmas CarolwithTom Hardy, his Apple seriesSeethat he’s doing withFrancis Lawrence, and a lot more.
If you haven’t seen theSerenitytrailers, the film starsMatthew McConaugheyas a fishing boat captain whose life is upended when his ex-wife (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down and asks him to kill her abusive husband (Jason Clarke). The film also starsDjimon Hounsou,Jeremy Strong, andDiane Lane.
Check out what Steven Knight had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Steven Knight:
Here’s the official synopsis forSerenity:
From the creative mind of Oscar nominee Steven Knight comes a daringly original, sexy, stylized thriller. Baker Dill (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her – and their young son – from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen’s appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he’d tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.
