The importance of the little things for an actor at the origins of the project, initially planned for Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington, Jared Leto and director John Lee Hancock evoke the thriller A Matter of Details. Tonight on Canal + Cinema.
It is a long-standing project which airs this Monday on Canal + Cinéma. Because A Matter of Details was originally written for Steven Spielberg in 1992, as its screenwriter and director John Lee Hancock explains.
While he had just shot Schindler’s List, ET’s dad did not feel able to follow up with another dark film, and the project passed through several hands before ending up in those of his screenwriter, who became a director. on stage in the meantime.
Led by Denzel Washington and Jared Leto, A Case of Details is a thriller centered on the hunt for a serial killer, and looks in particular at the notion of guilt. At our microphone, the two actors discuss the feature film and the importance of details in their acting profession, in the company of John Lee Hancock.
Interview by Maximilien Pierrette in Paris on January 16, 2021 – Editing: Ando Raminoson