 Stephen Frears: Shocked by DVD release
Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears is quite surprised by a 2003 film that he made on British politics, has been promoted as the prequel to his hit movie titled "The Queen”, is now being released in the United States on DVD.
On Wednesday while briefing the reporters of a popular news agency Stephen Frears commented, "It was made for TV in Britain because it never crossed my mind that anybody else in the world would be interested in British domestic politics".
Before the release of the movie “The Queen” in the year 2006, another movie titled "The Deal," came into the theatres as a movie about a pact between former Prime Minister Tony Blair and successor Gordon Brown on leadership of Britain's Labour Party, which has won him a British BAFTA TV award for best drama in the year 2004.
"People used to say 'Make it as a film' and I said 'No, no, no."' "But I said the same about 'The Queen,' so what do I know?”, added Stephen Frears.
Stephen Frears was nominated for the category of best director for Oscar Awards for "The Queen". This movie was made in the same style as "The Deal" that is made using pieces of real news footage. Interestingly the film, “the Deal” has helped him to earn over 122 million dollars throughout the world. This bit of information has been revealed by the Box Office Mojo.
While Frears, now directing the romantic comedy "Cheri" set in France and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, said he is unsure whether Blair watched "The Deal," the former leader certainly watched "The Queen."
"He made this wonderful remark on television. They said to him 'Were you very nervous, very ingenuous when you first went to meet the Queen?' and he said 'I don't know, look at the film. They got it right.' So I was very, very flattered," added Stephen Frears said.
"Gordon Brown certainly watched ('The Deal') and was enjoying it until there was a reference to his old girlfriend when I think he turned ugly." The comment has been made by Stephen Frears in a mood of elation.
He said Peter Morgan, who wrote "The Deal" and "The Queen," was "out there somewhere writing part three."
Further Stephen Frears said, "It was about Blair and (former U.S. president Bill) Clinton but it may have changed."(/font) |
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