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    OCTOBER 13, 2000    Ritts/Hayden, Los Angeles, has signed director/cameraman Iain Mackenzie for representation in the U.S. spot market….Director Jason Farrand has signed for exclusive commercial representation in North America with Atlas Pictures, the Santa Monica production house under the aegis of president Sterling Ray….Commercial production house Pandemonium and digital production and design studio Western Images, both based in San Francisco, have launched Mekanism, a joint venture geared toward the production of integrated advertising campaigns for broadcast TV, the Internet and interactive television platforms such as WebTV….Sound designer/composer Claude Letessier has joined Primal Scream, the Santa Monica-based music/sound design shop headed by executive producer/president Nicole Dionne. Primal Scream will present Letessier for commercial and longform work….

     

    OCTOBER 13, 1995    Director Rod David and executive producer Thom Tyson have joined Plum Productions, Santa Monica, the commercial house headed by Chuck Sloan. Davis comes from bicoastal Bedford Falls, where he had hands-on production support from Tyson….Bicoastal Chelsea Pictures has opened an animation division in New York….Rick Wysocki, an agency production and creative veteran, has been named VP/managing director of stock footage provider Image Bank’s film division in New York….DDB Needham Chicago senior producer Marty Weiss has signed with live action/visual effects company Complete Pandemonium, San Francisco….Utah-based director Greg Kiefer has joined Big Fish Films, Dallas, for commercial representation throughout the U.S….

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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