With gladiator, the producer said, listen, i want you to look at this first before you even read anything. And he showed me this painting. It was the corner of clearly the coliseum, so you have him standing over a slave who is about to get killed. Hes looking up for permission at the guy who is clearly nero who is doing that, in other words, kill him. And i said, ill do it. He read the script and said, i dont care, i think we can get this right, lets do it. Are you not entertained . Are you not entertained . Isnt that why you are here . I must have had half a dozen phone calls with ridley about russell. I think he was a really raw talent who was just discovering the power he had. Slave. Remove your helmet and tell me your name. Hes marvelous. Russells big thing is that heart he has in his voice. My name is maximus meridius, commander of the armys of the north, loyal servant to the true emperor, marcus aurelius, father to a murdered son, husband to a murder wife. And i will have my veng
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lubeski who is known as this magician of the camera, he was able to do these things that no one had done before. i was speaking the other day with someone who is an industry professional and he had said he and several other people he knew decided to become filmmakers when they saw the car scene in children of men. [ explosion ] jesus! right. it was like doing a set piece. you know, we were really driving the car. there were really fires on the hill. the camera would move overhead, so for us as actors, it was exciting. [ screaming ] [ bleep ]. cnn breaking news. hello and welcome, everyone. i m michael hoemtz. we ve been tracking breaking news of course out of texas where at least three people are currently being held hostage at a fort worth-area synagogue.
but the thing is that i m still scared. i m really scared. alfonso cauron is a fascinating director because he s smart, gifted and does all kinds of films. what was interesting about children of men is you had all these very small, very personal relationships in the middle of this dystopian future with something really human at stake this idea of fertility and continuing the species. people found it almost immediately and recognized what a powerful work it was. and now when you talk about the best films of the 2000s, it s always in that conversation. she s pregnant. yeah, i know. it s a miracle, isn t it? with his long-time cinematographer emmanuel