'He's not a hero because we want to be him, he's a hero because we don't.' -- Mark Ruffalo on DarkWaters subject Robert Bilott, the real-life lawyer who took on DuPont ProducedByNewYork
about how lawyer Robert Bilott, who Ruffalo plays in the film, became DuPont's "worst nightmare" to the screen.
At that his wife jumped in and said "We'll tell you everything if you get the rights," Ruffalo recalled. "And he did." While the whistleblower concept is entrenched in the national consciousness at the moment due to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, Ruffalo and his fellow producers declined to take the bait when asked about lessons from the film that could be applied to "whistleblowers on the national stage.""What's remarkable about Rob [Bilott] is he's not your typical hero. He's a very modest guy and we really went for that," Ruffalo said.
When Lemmons was brought on to revise the script and direct, she did intensive historical research and wanted to capture "the her of her and the specific Harriet-ness and the woman … her real motivations and her passion and her love." Chase added, "They gave us great tax incentives. The governor gave us money out of his discretionary fund."During another masterclass devoted to Sony's, director Greta Gerwig, who also wrote the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel, spoke about why she wanted her film to play on the big screen.
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