In his seven weeks of shooting “The Shape of Water,” the film’s male lead, Doug Jones, could not grasp a doorknob, send a text message, breathe through his mouth, or go to the bathroom while in costume. His call time to the Toronto set was a “mercifully short” three hours earlier than co-stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, and Octavia Spencer.
Each morning, four people armed with K-y Jelly shoehorned him into a latex, foam, and rubber bodysuit, built from a cast of his six-foot-three, 140-pound frame. Then came webbed-fingered gloves (glued on), following by a neck and fiberglass helmet, which featured built-in buzzing, whirring mechanics to puppeteer his gills off camera. Once dressed, barely able to see or hear, Jones was required at various times to hang from a hip harness, stand on a smoke-bathed teeter-totter to simulate bobbing in water, and employ scuba diving techniques while acting in a flooded,...
Each morning, four people armed with K-y Jelly shoehorned him into a latex, foam, and rubber bodysuit, built from a cast of his six-foot-three, 140-pound frame. Then came webbed-fingered gloves (glued on), following by a neck and fiberglass helmet, which featured built-in buzzing, whirring mechanics to puppeteer his gills off camera. Once dressed, barely able to see or hear, Jones was required at various times to hang from a hip harness, stand on a smoke-bathed teeter-totter to simulate bobbing in water, and employ scuba diving techniques while acting in a flooded,...
- 11/24/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Los Angeles-based American Cinema International (Aci) heads to Cannes with a slate led by Love Finds You in Valentine starring Michaela McManus and Diogo Morgado.
The final episode in the Love Finds You In trilogy also stars Lindsay Wagner and Ed Asner.
Co-founder and CEO George Shamieh and co-founder and president Chevonne O’Shaughnessy will also tout The Ultimate Legacy starring Brian Dennehy and Raquel Welch, A Royal Feast and A Royal Family Christmas starring Vivica A Fox.
Rounding out the roster are A Country Called Home starring Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis and Finding Love In Bridal Veil, the first in a new series of romantic films in the vein of the Love Finds You In franchise under the family-friendly Aci Inspires label.
“Our roster of films at Mipcom includes exciting acquisitions, and original Aci and Aci Inspires productions,” said O’Shaughnessy. “After the great success George and I had producing on the Love Finds...
The final episode in the Love Finds You In trilogy also stars Lindsay Wagner and Ed Asner.
Co-founder and CEO George Shamieh and co-founder and president Chevonne O’Shaughnessy will also tout The Ultimate Legacy starring Brian Dennehy and Raquel Welch, A Royal Feast and A Royal Family Christmas starring Vivica A Fox.
Rounding out the roster are A Country Called Home starring Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis and Finding Love In Bridal Veil, the first in a new series of romantic films in the vein of the Love Finds You In franchise under the family-friendly Aci Inspires label.
“Our roster of films at Mipcom includes exciting acquisitions, and original Aci and Aci Inspires productions,” said O’Shaughnessy. “After the great success George and I had producing on the Love Finds...
- 10/1/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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