I think that in these turbulent times it’s a message that really resonates.

“It just matters that we’re working together, that we’re stronger together. “The other thing for me was really this whole concept of the world coming together, putting their differences aside, where it doesn’t matter where you’re from, it doesn’t matter who your parents are,” DeKnight adds. Bringing back Jaegers and Kaiju was effectively a no-brainer, as was the “drift”, the psychological connection shared between two or more Jaeger co-pilots – essential because mental stress of driving one would be too much for a single brain to handle. Otherwise take the movie, make it your own, I’m going to stay out of your hair.’ And he’s a man true to his word.”ĭeKnight realised his follow-up required three key elements to work. “He told me early on, ‘Look, if you ever need me, call me. “He’s just the sweetest guy in the world, and he was 110% supportive,” says DeKnight. And of course, he had the producing del Toro on speed dial if he needed him. While Uprising marks his debut as a movie director, he has plenty of experience in TV, as a regular writer in the Whedonverse, and showrunner of both Spartacus and the brilliant first season of Daredevil. That left the shot-calling vacancy that DeKnight subsequently filled. 'We didn't want our film just to be a pale imitation of the first' Steven S DeKnight, Director “I’m grateful purely from a fan point of view that he didn’t postpone The Shape Of Water,” DeKnight laughs, “because it’s such a gorgeous movie.”

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