PERRI NEMIROFF: Andre, I’ll give you these duties as a producer onLove, Brooklyn.
Can you give us a brief synopsis of the film?
ANDRE HOLLAND: The movie is calledLove, Brooklyn, and it takes place in modern-day Brooklyn.
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But I’m going to stick with you producing for a quick second.
One more producing question for you because I also know Steven Soderbergh is involved.
HOLLAND: We pitched this movie all over town, and most people said no.
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Pretty much everybody said no, frankly.
But Steven and I have a longstanding relationship.
He tries new things, different kinds of stories, different kinds of filming techniques.
I can’t get enough of his stuff.
Soderbergh has utilized unusual distribution methods throughout his career, and taken advantage of the streaming revolution.
Honestly, it seems like a bit of a no-brainer kind of story to me.
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HOLLAND: Thank you.
I felt the same way.
Here, you get to build the track.
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I’m just excited for any actor that gets to work with her.
HOLLAND: She’s really good at giving us space.
She trusts her actors.
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Not all directors do.
I like asking this every once in a while.
I get the sense that it was good vibes between you all and her, and beyond.
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WISE: Hans [Augustave] was on our AD team, and he is a director himself.
I’ve worked with him on numerous projects now, andhe is like light personified.
That is such a good quality for an AD to have.
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That makes me so happy.
We were halfway through production, and I was like, A white dude wrote this?
[Laughs]
WISE: He was like, Hi, DeWanda.
[Laughs]
WOOD JR: I was like, Andre, why you aint tell me?
Not that I would have said no, but you get what I’m saying.
It was like, Wait…
Okay, I guess we’re doing it.
It just feels good.
WISE: Very cool.
HOLLAND: I would say our associate producer.
Her name is Lanaria Johnson.
She’s actually sat right there.
Every day of shooting.
There were so many fires that had to be put out, and she was the main firefighter.
Talk about people who go unsung.
The movie would not exist without Lanaria.
Thats why it’s one of my favorite questions.
I wish we could answer it over and over and over again!
WISE: We should.
I want to confirm to take a moment to highlight all of your characters.
Did each of you have that with your own character in this film?
Like, “Wow, this is strange.”
I feel like I’m still living in her.
How committed are you to that choice once you nail made it?
It was very cool to be funny but also just be real.
Pitch perfect in that respect, and I mean it sincerely.
Sitting alone in a room trying to figure out, “What am I going to do?
How am I going to make this thing work?”
You should all be super proud.
And because she’s not here, I just want to shout out how good Nicole is!
WISE: Yes, extraordinary.
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