Guillermo Del Toro acted as back-up director for William Friedkin’s latest film.

Guillermo Del Toro was the backup director of his friend, the great William Friedkinsduring the filming of Friedkin’s last film Kane Mutiny Trialwhich had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

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Friedkin, who died on August 7 in Los Angeles at the age of 87, needed contract support to make the film. “This is a very common practice, there is age discrimination in Hollywood”

said the producer Annabelle Dunn who chose not to reveal the matter until after the Lido press conference and said that when she brought the matter up with Friedkin, he said “Let me think” before telling her he had a name: “Okay honey, I have a boyfriend. Take a pen: it’s Guillermo Del Toro, you know?

When Dunn then contacted del Toro, who was promoting him at the time Pinocchio, He told her: “I will come to the set every single day and sit next to you.” “For all of us, including the actors, it was a joy to see him there.”

he recalled. “He made it very clear that this was Billy’s movie. He said he was our talisman.” The film was completed before death William Friedkins.

Kane Mutiny Trial see Kiefer Sutherland as Lieutenant Commander, Queeg is tried for mutiny for usurping command of a ship after the rightful commander’s actions were deemed dangerous to the ship and its crew.

Last film from William Friedkins produced by Republic Pictures, based on the writer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Hermon Wouk. This story was previously adapted for the screen in a 1954 film. Edward Dmytryk With Humphrey Bogart as Quig and in the 1988 TV movie directed by Robert Altman

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Kane Mutiny Tribunaldistributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution will be released on Paramount+ This fall, in all international markets where the streaming service operates, it will air on Showtime in the United States. It won’t be shown in theaters.