Damien Chazelle pushed himself to cut down the three-plus-hour Babylon to just two hours as a rehearsal tactic
It’s prime cozy season, and Prime Channel season—with select channels only $1.99/month for two months.goes through the ins and outs of the glamorous Hollywood era of the ‘20s and ‘30s, and the industry’s transition from silent film to talkies. In addition to Calva and Hamilton, the film stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, Li Jun Li, Jovan Adepo, and Jean Smart.
When moving from the rehearsed two-hour cut to the theatrical version, Chazelle wanted to cut all of his appearances from the movie. While the“Every time someone’s laughing at a character, that’s Damien’s laugh,” Calva explains. “I actually fought to keep Damien outside the bathroom talking shit about [Nellie],” adds Pitt. “It’s so spot on.”
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